KEY INDUSTRY VIEWS
"Comparing Portugal, Ireland and Greek EU Packages." May 5, 2011 - Wall Street Journal.
"European Debt Crisis Morphs Into New Phase." April 7, 2011 - Mohamed El-Erian (PIMCO).
NEW DEVELOPMENTS
February 14, 2012
Moody's Downgrades Six European Sovereigns including Italy, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.
November 24, 2011
Fitch Downgrades Portugal’s Long-Term Foreign Currency Issuer Default Rating from BBB- to BB+.
July 5, 2011
Moody's Downgrades Portugal's Long-Term Government Bond Rating from Baa1 to Ba2.
May 5, 2011
Draft Memorandum of Understanding Between Portugal and the EU/IMF/ECB and Portugal and its Gold.
Statement on Portugal by IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn and European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs Olli Rehn.
April 5, 2011
Moody's Downgrades Portugal's Long-Term Government Bond Rating from A3 to Baa1.
March 29, 2011
Standard & Poor’s Downgrades Portugal’s Long-Term Sovereign Credit Rating from BBB to BBB-.
March 24, 2011
Standard & Poor’s Downgrades Portugal’s Long-Term Sovereign Credit Rating from A- to BBB.
Fitch Downgrades Portugal’s Long-Term Foreign Currency Issuer Default Rating from A+ to A-.
March 15, 2011
Moody's Downgrades Portugal's Long-Term Government Bond Rating from A1 to A3.
December 23, 2010
Fitch Downgrades Portugal’s Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating from AA- to A+.