Bárbara Barroso, from “Moneylab”, explains what may be at stake for Portuguese families with the expected increases in the Euribor rate, caused by the conflict in the Middle East.
It is already anticipated that we may have two Euribor rate hikes by the end of the year
Monday, 16 March 2026RSS
Context & Explainers
Euribor (Euro Interbank Offered Rate) is the benchmark interest rate at which European banks lend to one another and is widely used as the reference for variable‑rate mortgages in Portugal. Changes affect monthly payments directly: the recent figures reported were 2.034% (3‑month), 2.104% (6‑month) and 2.255% (12‑month), so a rising Euribor typically increases costs for borrowers with tracker or variable loans.
