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Fall of Portuguese Government shows austerity is failing

Today’s vote of no confidence in the Portuguese Government seems set to usher in a renewed push against austerity and a further rise in bond yields. The one hope is that mounting public resistance to austerity will at some point lead the European authorities to allow a more growth-friendly approach.

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