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European shares open up after Jackson Hole

Monday, August 29th, 2011

European stock markets opened up Monday in the wake of Wall Street and Asian stock markets, markets enjoying a renewed hope for investors Friday after the speech of the President of the Federal Reserve in Jackson Hole. Ben Bernanke said the Fed would meet two days in September, instead ...

Lower inflation excluding volatile in the euro area

Thursday, August 18th, 2011

Inflation excluding volatile components decreased in July in the euro zone, Eurostat said Wednesday, confirming also the overall annual inflation rate. Excluding energy and unprocessed food packaged, retail prices fell 0.8% monthly increase of 1.5% annually from 1.8% in June Overall, retail prices fell by 0.6% monthly in ...

Bank stocks collapsed in Paris on debt fears

Wednesday, August 10th, 2011

"The evolution of spreads over France and Germany could be a sign that markets are increasingly concerned about the ability of the eurozone countries to support the weakest of the EU," Fitch wrote. At the Paris Bourse, the fall of the SocGen action sailed around 18.5% to 16.15 after ...

Rates decline after the Greek aid plan

Monday, July 25th, 2011

Bond rates to 10 years in Greece fell to 14.208% 15.988% Thursday against the closure. Their level of mid-April. Those of Portugal and Ireland also relax. Greek bond yields have fallen back sharply Friday in a debt market that breathed, benefiting from the introduction of a bailout of the ...

Eric Besson to the rescue of Total

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

The Energy Minister ensures that the oil group affects many drops in oil prices "as fast" that increases their prices at the pump. Eric Besson it was again taken to the "extravagant claims" of politicians who had pointed to the huge profits of Total. The Energy Minister Eric Besson ...

EU working hard on the Greek background, tensions persist

Thursday, July 14th, 2011

Faced with the contagion of the crisis in Greek throughout the euro area, policy makers and bankers STRIPS now a long-term solution to Athens to significantly reduce its debt and support its economy, said Thursday several diplomatic sources bank. Consensus, however, still far from taking shape among members of ...

The euro area is not the worst off, Trichet J.

Saturday, July 9th, 2011

The euro area as a whole is in a better position than other economic areas, but it suffers from serious problems of governance, said Saturday the President of the European Central Bank. Jean-Claude Trichet was speaking after a wave of fear in financial markets about a possible contagion in ...

Pensions: the contribution period up review?

Tuesday, July 5th, 2011

The generations born after 1955 might have to contribute 41.5 years against just over 40 years now, to go with a full pension. Demonstration in Lille against the pension reform, 28 October 2010. The Board of Retirement Guidance (COR) will render an opinion as a new extension of the ...

Ligue 1: LFP awards first prize to Al Jazeera Channel and

Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

The Professional Football League said Thursday it had awarded only a portion of the rights to French league football, the reserve price was not met for some lots. Partner of the Ligue 1, Canal +, a subsidiary of Vivendi, won four of the six main prizes, which will allow ...

The Dow Jones gained 0.36% Nasdaq 0.28% yield

Saturday, June 18th, 2011

The New York Stock Exchange finished up 0.36% Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial 30 points to win 43.07 12,004.59, supported by hopes of calm on the front of the Greek debt. The S & P-500, wider took 3.86 points, or 0.30%, to 1271.50. Penalized by lower tech, mainly ...