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AHP's Summer 2026 Survey Drops the Mercado Nacional Ten Points to 68% of the Top-Three Markets Tape — Brasil Slides to 12%, UK Holds 95% in the Algarve and Half of Hoteleiros See Worse Occupation

AHP's Summer 2026 Survey Drops the Mercado Nacional Ten Points to 68% of the Top-Three Markets Tape — Brasil Slides to 12%, UK Holds 95% in the Algarve and Half of Hoteleiros See Worse Occupation

AHP's 2026 Easter-and-Summer survey of 328 hotel establishments drops the mercado nacional ten percentage points to 68% of hoteleiros' top-three markets, with Brasil falling to 12%, the UK holding 95% in the Algarve and half of hoteleiros pricing in worse summer 2026 occupation.
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ERSE Pencils a 6.4% Lift to the Regulated Natural-Gas Tariff From 1 October — Couple-Only Households Move to €17.38 a Month and Two-Child Families to €32.53 as the Mid-East Supply Disruption Threads Through the Take-or-Pay Galp-Nigeria Legacy

ERSE Pencils a 6.4% Lift to the Regulated Natural-Gas Tariff From 1 October — Couple-Only Households Move to €17.38 a Month and Two-Child Families to €32.53 as the Mid-East Supply Disruption Threads Through the Take-or-Pay Galp-Nigeria Legacy

ERSE proposes a 6.4% lift to the regulated TUR natural-gas tariff effective 1 October 2026. Couple-only bills move to €17.38/month and two-child families to €32.53. Middle East supply disruption drives the third above-6% revision in five years.
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Pump Prices Reverse Higher From Monday 18 May — Gasolina 95 Lands at €2.016 per Litre (+4 Cêntimos) and Gasóleo at €1.970 per Litre (+1 Cêntimo) on ANAREC's DGEG-Anchored Friday Forecast as Brent Punches Past $107

Pump Prices Reverse Higher From Monday 18 May — Gasolina 95 Lands at €2.016 per Litre (+4 Cêntimos) and Gasóleo at €1.970 per Litre (+1 Cêntimo) on ANAREC's DGEG-Anchored Friday Forecast as Brent Punches Past $107

ANAREC tells Lusa on Friday 15 May that gasolina simples 95 will average €2.016/L from Monday 18 May (+4 cêntimos) and gasóleo simples €1.970/L (+1 cêntimo). The reversal lands as Brent closes Thursday at $105.72 and pushes past $107 Friday on Hormuz pressure, two weeks after the $99.55 low.
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INE Confirms April Inflation at 3.3% Year-on-Year on Wednesday 13 May — Energy Climbs to 11.7% on Brent-and-Hormuz Pass-Through, Unprocessed Food at 7.4%, Core Print Lifts to 2.2% as the Headline Sits 0.3 Points Above the Eurozone Average

INE Confirms April Inflation at 3.3% Year-on-Year on Wednesday 13 May — Energy Climbs to 11.7% on Brent-and-Hormuz Pass-Through, Unprocessed Food at 7.4%, Core Print Lifts to 2.2% as the Headline Sits 0.3 Points Above the Eurozone Average

INE confirmed April inflation at 3.3% YoY on Wednesday — revised down 0.1 point from the flash estimate but still 0.6 points above March. Energy climbed to 11.7%, unprocessed food to 7.4%, and core inflation lifted to 2.2%. Portugal's headline now sits 0.3 points above the eurozone.
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Diesel Up 10 Cêntimos and Gasoline 95 Up 6.5 Cêntimos at the Pump From Monday — €1.993/L Gasolina and €2.055/L Gasóleo Simples on a Hormuz-Tracking Brent Tape, Portaria 204-B/2026 Adds 1.5 Cêntimos of ISP Discount on Diesel

Diesel Up 10 Cêntimos and Gasoline 95 Up 6.5 Cêntimos at the Pump From Monday — €1.993/L Gasolina and €2.055/L Gasóleo Simples on a Hormuz-Tracking Brent Tape, Portaria 204-B/2026 Adds 1.5 Cêntimos of ISP Discount on Diesel

Pump prices for 5-10 May lift gasolina 95 to a national average €1.993/L and gasóleo simples to €2.055/L. Portaria 204-B/2026 (effective 4 May) raises the diesel ISP discount to 7.54 cêntimos/L. Brent's $114→$126 Hormuz move is the driver.
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