Portugal Faces Rating Cut, Spanish Debt Costs Rise

Reuters: Top News, Reuters
Tue, 12/21/2010 - 4:20am

LISBON/MADRID (Reuters) - Portugal was put on notice on Tuesday that its credit rating could be cut and fellow euro zone debtor Spain had to pay more to issue new debt, suggesting the currency bloc's crisis will rage unabated in 2011.

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