Portugal Needs ECB Action to Avoid Greek Fate, De Grauwe Sayshttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KJ3CS_pi9P9C4AwDj_wgt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByNHVlOTJuBHBvcwMxBHNlYwNzcgRjb2xvA2FjNAR2dGlkAw--/SIG=141q5huq0/EXP=1328551743/**http%3a//www.businessweek.com/news/2012-02-05/portugal-needs-ecb-action-to-avoid-greek-fate-de-grauwe-says.htmlhttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KJ3CS_pi9P9C4AwDj_wgt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByNHVlOTJuBHBvcwMxBHNlYwNzcgRjb2xvA2FjNAR2dGlkAw--/SIG=141q5huq0/EXP=1328551743/**http%3a//www.businessweek.com/news/2012-02-05/portugal-needs-ecb-action-to-avoid-greek-fate-de-grauwe-says.htmlSun, 05 Feb 2012 04:28:38 -0800
Portugal will follow Greece into debt restructuring unless the European Central Bank steps up purchases of its distressed bonds, said Paul De Grauwe, a professor at the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium.
Portugal PM wants easier bailout terms for bankshttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KJ3CS_pi9P9C4AwTj_wgt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByOHZpMmZxBHBvcwMyBHNlYwNzcgRjb2xvA2FjNAR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13580r3ak/EXP=1328551743/**http%3a//news.yahoo.com/portugal-pm-wants-easier-bailout-terms-banks-114812417.htmlhttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KJ3CS_pi9P9C4AwTj_wgt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByOHZpMmZxBHBvcwMyBHNlYwNzcgRjb2xvA2FjNAR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13580r3ak/EXP=1328551743/**http%3a//news.yahoo.com/portugal-pm-wants-easier-bailout-terms-banks-114812417.htmlFri, 03 Feb 2012 04:40:07 -0800
Portugal's prime minister wants his bailed-out country's banks to be given more leeway to meet their capital requirements because an acute credit crunch is dooming viable companies.
Portugal Bond Rout Overstates Greek Likenesshttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KJ3CS_pi9P9C4Awjj_wgt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByazAwNXVyBHBvcwMzBHNlYwNzcgRjb2xvA2FjNAR2dGlkAw--/SIG=134bcqrdf/EXP=1328551743/**http%3a//finance.yahoo.com/news/portugal-bond-rout-overstates-greek-114256375.htmlhttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KJ3CS_pi9P9C4Awjj_wgt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByazAwNXVyBHBvcwMzBHNlYwNzcgRjb2xvA2FjNAR2dGlkAw--/SIG=134bcqrdf/EXP=1328551743/**http%3a//finance.yahoo.com/news/portugal-bond-rout-overstates-greek-114256375.htmlFri, 03 Feb 2012 03:42:56 -0800
Portugal 's bond-market rout suggestsinvestors aren't rewarding the nation's austerity efforts andare concerned about a Greek-style reduction in debt repayments. Portuguese bonds handed investors a loss ...
Cary strike leaves Portugal above Serbiahttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KJ3CS_pi9P9C4Awzj_wgt.;_ylu=X3oDMTBybjZoZHVsBHBvcwM0BHNlYwNzcgRjb2xvA2FjNAR2dGlkAw--/SIG=161c8o9ir/EXP=1328551743/**http%3a//www.uefa.com/futsaleuro/season=2012/matches/round=2000146/match=2008812/postmatch/report/index.html%3frss=1745934%2bCary%2bstrike%2bleaves%2bPortugal%2babove%2bSerbiahttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KJ3CS_pi9P9C4Awzj_wgt.;_ylu=X3oDMTBybjZoZHVsBHBvcwM0BHNlYwNzcgRjb2xvA2FjNAR2dGlkAw--/SIG=161c8o9ir/EXP=1328551743/**http%3a//www.uefa.com/futsaleuro/season=2012/matches/round=2000146/match=2008812/postmatch/report/index.html%3frss=1745934%2bCary%2bstrike%2bleaves%2bPortugal%2babove%2bSerbiaSun, 05 Feb 2012 06:39:44 -0800
Serbia 1-2 Portugal Pedro Cary's goal with less than four minutes left earned Portugal victory against their fellow quarter-finalists and first place in Group D.
Portugal easily raises $2 billion in new debthttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KJ3CS_pi9P9C4AxDj_wgt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByMGhzbjljBHBvcwM1BHNlYwNzcgRjb2xvA2FjNAR2dGlkAw--/SIG=12up2jhrd/EXP=1328551743/**http%3a//news.yahoo.com/portugal-easily-raises-2-billion-debt-112650682.htmlhttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KJ3CS_pi9P9C4AxDj_wgt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByMGhzbjljBHBvcwM1BHNlYwNzcgRjb2xvA2FjNAR2dGlkAw--/SIG=12up2jhrd/EXP=1328551743/**http%3a//news.yahoo.com/portugal-easily-raises-2-billion-debt-112650682.htmlWed, 01 Feb 2012 03:59:12 -0800
Portugal comfortably raised euro1.5 billion ($1.97 billion) in a short-term debt auction Wednesday despite recent market jitters about its fiscal soundness.
Portugal Agrees to Sell REN Stake for 592 Million Euroshttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KJ3CS_pi9P9C4AxTj_wgt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByNjRxMGJ2BHBvcwM2BHNlYwNzcgRjb2xvA2FjNAR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13skc35lm/EXP=1328551743/**http%3a//www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-02/portugal-agrees-to-sell-ren-stake-for-592-million-euros-1-.htmlhttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KJ3CS_pi9P9C4AxTj_wgt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByNjRxMGJ2BHBvcwM2BHNlYwNzcgRjb2xvA2FjNAR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13skc35lm/EXP=1328551743/**http%3a//www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-02/portugal-agrees-to-sell-ren-stake-for-592-million-euros-1-.htmlThu, 02 Feb 2012 10:34:27 -0800
Portugal’s government agreed to sell a 40 percent stake in REN-Redes Energeticas Nacionais SA (RENE) for 592 million euros ($779 million) to State Grid International of China and Oman Oil Co. to meet the terms of a bailout accord.
Portugal denies 2nd US appeal for fugitive returnhttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KJ3CS_pi9P9C4Axjj_wgt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByNHN0b3VrBHBvcwM3BHNlYwNzcgRjb2xvA2FjNAR2dGlkAw--/SIG=136c28bnj/EXP=1328551743/**http%3a//news.yahoo.com/portugal-denies-2nd-us-appeal-fugitive-return-161850918.htmlhttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KJ3CS_pi9P9C4Axjj_wgt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByNHN0b3VrBHBvcwM3BHNlYwNzcgRjb2xvA2FjNAR2dGlkAw--/SIG=136c28bnj/EXP=1328551743/**http%3a//news.yahoo.com/portugal-denies-2nd-us-appeal-fugitive-return-161850918.htmlWed, 01 Feb 2012 11:50:28 -0800
Portugal's Supreme Court has refused a second appeal by the U.S. to extradite American fugitive George Wright.
Portugal Pulls Off Debt Auction, but Fears Remainhttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KJ3CS_pi9P9C4Axzj_wgt.;_ylu=X3oDMTBydTR0dDlpBHBvcwM4BHNlYwNzcgRjb2xvA2FjNAR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13r22eqkj/EXP=1328551743/**http%3a//www.nytimes.com/2012/02/02/business/global/portugal-pulls-off-debt-auction-but-fears-remain.htmlhttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KJ3CS_pi9P9C4Axzj_wgt.;_ylu=X3oDMTBydTR0dDlpBHBvcwM4BHNlYwNzcgRjb2xvA2FjNAR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13r22eqkj/EXP=1328551743/**http%3a//www.nytimes.com/2012/02/02/business/global/portugal-pulls-off-debt-auction-but-fears-remain.htmlWed, 01 Feb 2012 04:35:54 -0800
Portugal easily sold a new batch of short-term bills, lifting some of the gloom after a recent surge in its long-term borrowing costs, which remain painfully high.
Portugal heads for short-term borrowing testhttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KJ3CS_pi9P9C4AyDj_wgt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByYmFwb3R2BHBvcwM5BHNlYwNzcgRjb2xvA2FjNAR2dGlkAw--/SIG=131b8fc26/EXP=1328551743/**http%3a//news.yahoo.com/portugal-heads-short-term-borrowing-test-085819768.htmlhttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KJ3CS_pi9P9C4AyDj_wgt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByYmFwb3R2BHBvcwM5BHNlYwNzcgRjb2xvA2FjNAR2dGlkAw--/SIG=131b8fc26/EXP=1328551743/**http%3a//news.yahoo.com/portugal-heads-short-term-borrowing-test-085819768.htmlWed, 01 Feb 2012 00:58:19 -0800
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal seeks to sell 1.5 billion euros in treasury bills on Wednesday, in a test of its ability to raise short-term funds after a recent surge in its long-term bond rates have raised fears it may be forced to follow Greece and seek a new bailout. The sell-off in Portuguese bonds in the past two weeks has sent yields and the cost of insuring the country's debts to record ...
Market Extra: Portugal bonds dive on ‘restructuring contagion’http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KJ3CS_pi9P9C4AyTj_wgt.;_ylu=X3oDMTBzdmRpc2loBHBvcwMxMARzZWMDc3IEY29sbwNhYzQEdnRpZAM-/SIG=1400gd0b1/EXP=1328551743/**http%3a//www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp%3fguid=%257BE97CFA68-4B4E-11E1-803F-002128040CF6%257D%26siteid=rsshttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KJ3CS_pi9P9C4AyTj_wgt.;_ylu=X3oDMTBzdmRpc2loBHBvcwMxMARzZWMDc3IEY29sbwNhYzQEdnRpZAM-/SIG=1400gd0b1/EXP=1328551743/**http%3a//www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp%3fguid=%257BE97CFA68-4B4E-11E1-803F-002128040CF6%257D%26siteid=rssMon, 30 Jan 2012 08:58:20 -0800
Portugal is demonstrating the perils of “restructuring contagion,” as government bond yields soar to euro-era records on fears Lisbon will be forced to follow Greece in seeking to write down the value of its debts.