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French growth would stall at year end

Monday, October 10th, 2011

French gross domestic product should be stable or, in the best case, register a slight increase later this year, according to the latest statistics from the Bank of France and INSEE. The Bank of France reiterated Monday its forecast of growth of 0.1% of the French economy in the ...

Discussions between Athens and continue Troika

Monday, October 3rd, 2011

The "troika" continues to peel the accounts of Greece and has not given the green light to the payment of a further tranche of aid vital to prevent the country is insolvent when this month , sources said Monday. Vice Minister of Finance had previously Oikonomou Pantelis said the ...

Wall Street has suffered from the pessimistic picture of the Fed

Wednesday, September 21st, 2011

Wall Street fell sharply Wednesday, investors have been stung by the bleak economic conditions compiled by the U.S. Federal Reserve even as it announced new measures to support the activity. The Dow Jones Industrial 30 yielded 2.49%, or 283.82 points at 11,124.84. The S & P-500, wider, lost 35.33 ...

European shares destabilized late in the session

Friday, September 16th, 2011

European shares ended Friday in a piecemeal, after a session mainly positive, the market was affected late in the session with a new access to concerns about the ability of Europe to address the crisis of the euro. Rumors that Moody's had placed the sovereign rating on negative watch ...

The French trade deficit will break all records

Thursday, September 15th, 2011

Foreign trade is expected to result in a deficit of 75 billion euros, exceeding the 2008 record dark when France posted 56 billion euros of trade imbalance. View of the Port of Marseille 2011 is the year the trade deficit lights will beat his sorry record. The trade imbalance ...

Slight increase in inflation in August

Tuesday, September 13th, 2011

The consumer prices in France rose 0.5% from July and 2.2% year on year. This increase resulted from the end balances and rising tourism. Winter sales, January 2010 The consumer prices in France rose 0.5% in August on a month, after falling 0.4% in July, and were appreciated by ...

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 ...