The Tokyo Stock Exchange ended almost stable

The Tokyo Stock Exchange ended almost in equilibrium, gaining 0.08% on Wednesday, supported by company results satisfactory, despite some disappointments, such as Honda Motor, whose performance Quarterly did not meet expectations. </ p> The Nikkei gained 7.28 points to 8809.79 points and the Topix, broader took 2.69 points (+ 0.36%) to 757.96 points. </ p> [...]

The French car market resumed its decline in November after a slight rebound in the previous month, the disappearance of the delayed effects of scrappage scheme imposed in particular on sales of small cars.
The new car registrations fell 7.6% last month to 179,160 units, show statistics released Thursday by the Committee of French [...]

European stock markets move down to midday, markets expect that Germany permitted the European Central Bank (ECB) to intervene massively to guarantee the debt of fragile states. But Berlin and the ECB refuse to do for now. Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin
Germany was sought on all sides Friday to find a solution to the [...]

The French regulator had warned in August 2010 at Dexia

The French banking regulator warned Dexia Credit Local (DCL) in August 2010 that its liquidity position did not meet minimum requirements and that it planned to put the financing subsidiary of Dexia local under "special supervision" and to appoint a controller.
Already recapitalized in 2008 to 6 billion euros not the French public authorities, [...]

Pressure on the French AAA weigh on the euro area

The warning from Moody's Aaa rating on the of France poses new uncertainties about how to resolve the debt crisis in the euro area, five days a crucial summit for the future of the single currency, say the Analysts.
But if the decision of the rating agency to assess the stable outlook of the [...]

Industrial production increased as expected in the U.S.

Industrial production in the United States increased as expected in September, according to figures released Monday by the Federal Reserve, the manufacturing sector offsetting a decline in the utilities.
Production increased by 0.2% the previous month, according to the expectations of economists polled by Reuters and after remaining unchanged in August. (Revised from an [...]

Greece is tackling tax evasion in Switzerland

The Greek leaders meet with their counterparts in Switzerland next week to finalize an agreement on the Greek capital flight to Bern. It goes from 8.86 to 9 euros gross time to reach 1,365 euros for 35 hours, or about 1,073 euros net per month.
The Greek Secretary of State at the Ministry of Finance, [...]

The count-down continues until the board of Dexia

Discussions on the future of Dexia continued Saturday in Brussels and Paris to an agreement on the orderly dismantling of the Franco-Belgian bank, the first victim of the European debt crisis.
Originally scheduled for Saturday afternoon, a decisive meeting of the board of the group was delayed until Sunday to give negotiators more time. [...]

Holland Aubry credible on the economy

60% of the French trust the member for Corrèze to boost growth and reduce debt, as against 22% for the mayor of Lille, according to a survey. François Hollande and Martine Aubry in the Summer of PS in La Rochelle (August 2011)
François Hollande is widely considered more credible than its rival in the primary [...]

Oil prices end down sharply because of Greece

Brent crude closed Monday at 101.71 dollars a barrel, down $ 1.05, or 1.02%, against a backdrop of rising dollar against the euro and concerns about the crisis European debt.
This is the lowest closing price of Brent in seven and a half months.
Shortly before, a barrel of U.S. light crude had [...]