After a month of respite, the surge in Portuguese ten year government bond yields to new euro-era highs has reignited fears that Portugal may still need outside support. Even if Portugal isn’t forced to accept a bail-out as part of the euro-zone’s crisis resolution mechanism overhaul in March, unsustainably high borrowing costs will mean that it may do so shortly afterwards.
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