The Tokyo Stock Exchange ended down 0.39% Monday, uncertainties related to the evolution of the debt crisis weighed on investor sentiment, which also took profits after strong gains on Friday.
The Nikkei lost 34.31 points to 8,769.09 and the Topix, larger yielded 1.57 points (-0.21%) to 750.45.
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou concluded [...]

The price of light crude ended down on Tuesday for the third straight session, affected by the renewed pessimism caused by the decision of the Greek Prime Minister to hold a referendum on the agreement European rescue of the country.
On the Nymex, the December contract on the U.S. light crude (WTI) ended on [...]

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 [...]

Support for Dexia not a risk to the French note, according to Fitch

The cost of support for Dexia is not insignificant for Belgium, but France, this bailout is not in itself a significant risk to his notes because of its low exposure to the Franco-Belgian bank, said Monday a Fitch analyst told Reuters.
"The cost of support for the Belgian Dexia is not insignificant, and highlights [...]

European shares continue to rebound in close

European shares continued their rebound Thursday started the day before, the European Central Bank (ECB) has as expected left rates unchanged and said it would provide liquidity to banks to longer term to avoid a new drying ("credit crunch" ).
For the presidency of the last Board of Governors of the ECB, Jean-Claude Trichet, [...]

The contraction sharpened fears of relapse

Fears of a relapse of the global economy have intensified Thursday with the release of purchasing managers' index (PMI) showing a contraction in private sector activity in the eurozone and in China, which fueling the decline in equity markets.
Against the backdrop of the debt crisis, the activity of services in the euro area, [...]

Wall Street ends in a fall session agitated

Wall Street finished down closing a turbulent session, investors are drawing negative conclusions of the economic indicators of the day.
The New York Stock Exchange ended down 1.03% Thursday, the Dow Jones industrial yielding 30 119.96 points to 11,493.57 points.
The S & P-500, wider, lost 14.47 points, or 1.19% to 1204.42 points. [...]

Tokyo finally stable, the Fed raises high expectations

The Tokyo Stock Exchange ended on a symbolic increase of 0.01% Wednesday as investors pausing following increases in the last four sessions, investors waiting for signs of support from the Fed.
The Nikkei gained 1.30 point to 8,955.20 and the Topix, broader took 3.30 points (0.43%) to 770.60.
Japanese stock indices have evolved [...]

Spain restores work permits for Romanians

Madrid justify its decision with high unemployment in the country. More than 800,000 Romanians are currently living in Spain and are affected by an unemployment rate of 30%. An employment agency in Malaga. Spain has an unemployment rate above 20%
The European Commission gave the green light Thursday, August 11 for Spain to restrict, temporarily, [...]

The ECB and the G7 are trying to calm markets

The financial managers of industrialized nations have stepped on Sunday and Monday news to reassure financial markets, frightened by the colossal debts of European countries and the United States.
Monday morning before the opening of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the finance ministers and central bankers from the G7 issued a statement in which they [...]