Periphery powerplays leave Portugal languishing

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Periphery powerplays leave Portugal languishing

Portugal was relegated to the ranks of peripheral Europe’s also-rans this week as its heavyweight peers Italy and Spain triumphantly reconquered international debt markets. The two Mediterranean sovereigns underlined their full market access with heavily oversubscribed new benchmarks — including Spain’s first 30 year deal since 2009.

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