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The Cyprus bailout deal has a lot of people scratching their heads over what EU leaders were thinking when they came up with it.
Europe’s surprising decision to force bank depositors in Cyprus to share in the cost of the latest euro zone bailout set off increasing outrage and turmoil in Cyprus and fueled fears that the trouble will spread to countries like Spain and Italy.
One of the biggest problems presented by the euro crisis has been the financial connection between the banks and their governments.
What will be the market impact from the Cyprus bailout?
The talk everywhere right now is about Cyprus, and the controversial bailout package that was agreed to in the early hours of Saturday morning.
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