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Portugal’s austerity backlash seems set to continue

Political wrangling in Portugal since its election has again highlighted the difficulty of imposing endless austerity on a weak economy. The fragile new Government will struggle to meet the European Commission’s targets and may collapse before long, implying further upward pressure on bond yields.

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