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Household Deposits in Portuguese Banks Hit a Record €201.7 Billion in March — Banco de Portugal Logs +4.8% Year-on-Year, Term Deposits Lead the Monthly Bump and Corporate Deposits Surge 11.6%

Household Deposits in Portuguese Banks Hit a Record €201.7 Billion in March — Banco de Portugal Logs +4.8% Year-on-Year, Term Deposits Lead the Monthly Bump and Corporate Deposits Surge 11.6%

Portuguese households parked a record €201.7 billion in resident-bank deposits at the end of March 2026 — annual growth accelerated to 4.8%, term deposits led the monthly bump, and non-financial-corporation deposits surged 11.6% year-on-year, the strongest pace since June 2022.
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INE's April Indicators Pull in Opposite Directions — Consumer Confidence Drops to a 29-Month Low While the Economic Climate Edges Up, and Households Post Their Sharpest Negative Read on Personal Finances Since the Pandemic

INE's April Indicators Pull in Opposite Directions — Consumer Confidence Drops to a 29-Month Low While the Economic Climate Edges Up, and Households Post Their Sharpest Negative Read on Personal Finances Since the Pandemic

INE's April release shows consumer confidence at a 29-month low while the economic climate indicator rose, breaking three months of declines. Past household-finance assessments fell at the sharpest pace since the early-pandemic months of April and May 2020.
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