The IMF has revised inflation upwards, and the CMTV commentator says there is a high probability that the European Central Bank will raise interest rates.
“It is a cause for concern”: Camilo Lourenço on the International Monetary Fund's pessimism
Wednesday, 15 April 2026RSS
Context & Explainers
Inflation measures how much general prices rise over time, usually reported year‑on‑year to compare a month with the same month a year earlier. Portugal’s National Institute of Statistics (INE) estimated January inflation at 1.9% year‑on‑year, down 0.3 percentage points from December, which affects rents, wages and everyday purchasing power for residents.
