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It was a week full of interesting insights. After the downgrade of several EU countries by rating agency Standard & Poor’s, all eyes were on the capital markets.
And there, investors showed a strong demand for euro sovereign bonds, brushing aside the new credit ratings.
So, is investor confidence returning? Host Stefan Grobe talks about this with Valentijn van Nieuwenhuizen, Senior Strategist at ING Investment Management in The Hague.
Also on the programme: we look at how the disaster of the Costa Concordia could effect the cruise industry and a controversial labour market reform project in Portugal.
More about: Credit rating agency, Debt rating, Markets, Standard & Poor’sCopyright © 2012 euronews
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