Spanish stocks, bonds slide after Trump demands U.S. cut trade ties with Spain
Spain’s IBEX dropped 2.6% and its bond risk premium widened after Trump renewed pressure on Madrid during a NATO summit amid disputes over defence spending and the Iran war.
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The claim is corroborated by multiple credible news outlets carrying a Reuters report (US News and Al-Monitor), which confirm Trump announced at the July 8, 2026 NATO summit in Ankara that he ordered a cutoff of all U.S. trade with Spain and expressed he did not want to trade with them. This matches the quotes in the originating Kobeissi Letter X post cited by the claim.
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