Brussels, 12/01/2012 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 12 January, Spain and Italy successfully auctioned their short-term sovereign bonds at lower rates than in similar previous operations. Madrid raised almost €10 billion in three-year bonds at interest rates of 3.4%. Rome auctioned €12 billion in short-term bonds at interest rates that are lower than 3%, compared to rates of 6% last December during a similar operation. The yield demanded for ten-year Spanish and Italian bonds has...