MoneyWeek roundup: How to invest as Portugal struggles

James McKeigue highlights the week's best pieces from the MoneyWeek team.

This week the eurozone crisis was back with a vengeance. In Thursday's Money Morning John Stepek explained why. "Portugal and Greece have unnerved investors once more", says John. "Portugal's government is on the verge of collapse, and the Greeks seem incapable of the reforms they promised to do in return for a eurozone bailout."

In Portugal the problems are down to growing opposition to austerity. "Portugal has been a good' eurozone member. It has pushed through some tough measures. The trouble is, it hasn't returned to the Promised Land. The recession has been more drawn-out than expected, and unemployment is already set to rise above 18%." Unsurprisingly that has angered voters, leading to the current crisis.

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James McKeigue

James graduated from Keele University with a BA (Hons) in English literature and history, and has a certificate in journalism from the NCTJ. James has worked as a freelance journalist in various Latin American countries.He also had a spell at ITV, as welll as wring for Television Business International and covering the European equity markets for the Forbes.com London bureau. James has travelled extensively in emerging markets, reporting for international energy magazines such as Oil and Gas Investor, and institutional publications such as the Commonwealth Business Environment Report. He is currently the managing editor of LatAm INVESTOR, the UK's only Latin American finance magazine.