Adding the lack of competitiveness and no will to cut the government expenses of course it puts everyone nervous. When the Financial Minister came to the newspapers and saying "Poor us, now we fall pray to those damn speculators..." Sure ma man...if only we had a good economy and public finances... investors are not stupid. They see risk in Portuguese debt and that's why their fleeing to other lands and demanding a lot more yield... Don't make investors or rating agencies the expiatory goats in this matter...
As for S&P, nothing new that we haven't been following the past weeks. I could say I'm on fire...but I won't, that would be to conceded of me ( Uoopsss!! ).
This is what today felt like:
Red across all the board pretty much. And be prepared to expect a bit more of this... I think as I said a couple days ago, 1000-1013 pts might be the only stopping point now, before any meaningful bounce.
For one, I'll be awaiting tomorrow's portuguese stock market to open... will it be another blood day or will it be a hope day?
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