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Markets, Business & Tech Briefing -- Thursday, 26 March 2026

Markets, Business & Tech Briefing -- Thursday, 26 March 2026

In today's briefing: • Housing Prices: 17.6 Percent Surge Puts Portugal at Europe's Top • Bank of Portugal Growth Forecast Sits at 1.8 Percent for 2026 • EUR/USD Steady, Dollar Modestly Firmer • Budget Surplus Data Expected From INE • Portugal's National Debt Falls to 89.6 Percent of GDP • 16-Cit...

Daily Briefing -- Thursday, 26 March 2026

Daily Briefing -- Thursday, 26 March 2026

In today's briefing: • Isaltino Morais Charged Over 150,000 Euros in Fake Meal Reimbursements • PS Congress Opens in Viseu on Friday • Immigration Return Law Heads to Parliament • Students Marched for Free Education on National Student's Day • Housing Price Index Surged 17.6 Percent in 2025 • Met...

PS Congress Opens in Viseu This Weekend With the Party's Identity Crisis on Full Display

PS Congress Opens in Viseu This Weekend With the Party's Identity Crisis on Full Display

The Socialist Party gathers in Viseu on Friday for its 25th National Congress, and the internal tensions that have been building for months are now impossible to ignore. Secretary-General Jose Luis Carneiro was re-elected unopposed in internal...

Students March for Free University Education as Minister Doubles Down on Tuition Fee Increases

Students March for Free University Education as Minister Doubles Down on Tuition Fee Increases

Education Minister Fernando Alexandre defended inflation-linked tuition fee increases on National Student Day, as students marched through Lisbon demanding free higher education and urgent action on housing costs.

Portugal's 2025 Budget Surplus Is Set to Blow Past the Government's Own Target When INE Reports on Thursday

Portugal's 2025 Budget Surplus Is Set to Blow Past the Government's Own Target When INE Reports on Thursday

Portugal's 2025 budget surplus is expected to reach 0.5 to 1.0 percent of GDP when INE reports on Thursday, far exceeding the government's 0.3 percent target. But the outperformance rests on chronic investment under-execution.