Portugal

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  Portugal selling 10-year bonds for first time since bailout

  By Roxana Zega and Joao Lima, Bloomberg  |  May 7, 2013

  Portugal is selling 10-year bonds for the first time in more than two years as it seeks to regain full access to debt markets following its 2011 bailout.

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  ECB buying Ireland, Portugal bonds weighed to smooth crisis exit

  By James G. Neuger, Bloomberg  |  January 22, 2013

  Ireland and Portugal could draw on a European Central Bank bond-buying program to help them become the first countries in the three-year debt crisis to be weaned off official aid.

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  Portugal yield at 13% says Greek deal not unique

  By Lucy Meakin and Keith Jenkins, Bloomberg  |  March 12, 2012

  The good news is Greece won’t default on March 20, and 10-year borrowing costs for Spain and Italy dropped below 5%. The bad news is similar-maturity Portuguese bonds still yield more than 13%.

• Oil supported by attacks despite Moody’s downgrades

  By Phil Flynn  |  February 14, 2012

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• Jefferies reduces PIIGS sovereign debt holdings by 49.5%

  By Canaccord Genuity Morning Coffee  |  November 8, 2011

  Shares of Jefferies Group caught bids after the company reported that its trading positions in the sovereign securities of Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain have been reduced by approximately 49.5%

• Energy report: Don't be a PIG

  By Phil Flynn  |  February 5, 2010

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