Claudio Carvalho
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Claudio Carvalho
@claudiocarvalho.pt
Economist focused on strategic finance, M&A, private equity, and venture capital. Discussing economics, finance, politics, healthcare, astronomy, and football finance. Opinions are my own.
Os Planos de Poupança Reforma (PPR) são das maiores tragédias em Portugal e são incentivados pelos sucessivos governos. -> Mediana do Retorno Anualizado a 10 anos (antes de impostos e de encargos de subscrição, de resgate e de transferência) = 1.82%.

Fonte: Comparador da CMVM.
December 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Portugal's inflation rate as of November 2025
MoM: -0.3%
YoY = 2.2%

www.ine.pt/xportal/xmai...
Statistics Portugal - Web Portal
www.ine.pt
December 12, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Financial literacy:《That is also the case in the UK, where financial education is compulsory in secondary schools, but schools are free to plan how they teach it, and “the overwhelming majority of content provided, easily available, is bank branded”》 www.ft.com/content/066c...
Why Europeans need to learn more about money
In many countries, financial knowledge is poor and savings are held in low-return products, slowing the continent’s economy
www.ft.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Portugal’s two largest unions began their first joint strike in 12 years, pushing back against a jobs-market overhaul by Prime Minister Luís Montenegro www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Portugal Stages First Strike in Over a Decade on Labor Reforms
Portugal’s two largest unions began their first joint strike in 12 years on Thursday, pushing back against a jobs-market overhaul by Prime Minister Luís Montenegro.
www.bloomberg.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Portugal’s Mario Centeno is a potential candidate to become the ECB’s next vice president www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Portugal Is Ready to Back Centeno for ECB Vice President Job
Portugal’s former central-bank Governor Mario Centeno is a potential contender to become the European Central Bank’s next vice president, according to the country’s finance minister.
www.bloomberg.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Euro Area:
Inflation rate YoY (as of November 2025) = 2.2% (expected: 2.1%).
Unemployment rate (as of October 2025 = 6.3% (expected: 6.3%)
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December 2, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Portugal is in a strong fiscal position (thanks Centeno). This gives us a window of opportunity. The next step must be addressing structural, supply-side constraints, such as skills gap vs market needs, increase universities-companies integration, reduce tourism dependency, & solve R/E crisis.
October 22, 2025 at 12:24 PM
That moment that you paralyze and think that Donald Trump might win this... Pure gold... 🤣
October 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
According to the State Budget Proposal, the Portuguese Government projects a small budget surplus of c. 0.1% of GDP for 2026.
October 9, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Inflation is moderate (2.76% YoY as of Aug'25, according to ine.pt), and unemployment remains low (5.9% in Q2'25), helping sustain consumer confidence and spending patterns.
October 9, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Portuguese Stock Index PSI-20 closed at 8,229.95 points, +0.99% from the previous session. The market exhibits cautious optimism, despite global uncertainties, supported by healthy economic fundamentals and healthy corporate earnings.
October 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Portugal’s GDP growth forecast for 2025 remains steady at around 1.9% (BoP projections), with expectations to accelerate to 2.2% in 2026 before slowing slightly to 1.7% in 2027. Strong domestic demand and private consumption are key drivers of growth.
October 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Adam Smith em "Riqueza das Nações":
October 2, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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August 22, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Reposted by Claudio Carvalho
Faultlines in financial system could be exposed by regulatory arbitrage on.ft.com/4oNXfS2 | opinion
Faultlines in financial system could be exposed by regulatory arbitrage
Policymakers and banking industry should push for convergence on rules
on.ft.com
August 22, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Idiocracy
August 22, 2025 at 5:24 AM
1. A vontade de ler e a capacidade de interpretação são inversamente proporcionais ao miserabilismo intelectual desta gente da Iniciativa Liberal.
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August 7, 2025 at 10:37 AM