The markets showed no signs of concern despite the findings of the Fed's Beige Book. The U.S. central bank sees a "profusion of signs of an economic downturn, but investors had already assimilated the information.

The markets were also reassured by the success of the double issue of Portugal announced today.The country has raised 1.039 billion euros in government bonds at 3 and 11 years, but at higher rates than in previous similar operations. "It is a success insofar as the state has succeeded in placing the debt and that there was demand, "said Filipe Silva told AFP bond strategist at Banco Carregosa. This comforts the markets closed on the health of European banks.

On the foreign exchange market, the euro penalized yesterday by concerns over the European banking sector recovered himself.Having lost 1.46% Tuesday, the euro climbed to 1.2720 dollars around 15.30.

Also note in the current macroeconomic, China has again rejected any foreign pressure on Tuesday the exchange rate of its currency, the yuan, while reaffirming the need to maintain good relations with the United States to During the visit to Beijing two senior White House officials.

ZymoGenetics gains more than 80%

On the side of values, while Sanofi-Aventis continues to woo Genzyme (-0.32% to 70.78 dollars), the U.S. laboratory Bristol-Myers Squibb (0.60% to 26.77 dollars) has agreed to buy another American biotech, ZymoGenetics (84.15% to 9.75 dollars) for 885 million dollars.

After its disappointing second quarter, including Its Defence, Boeing (1.75% to 64.53 dollars) announced the reorganization of its military aviation activities.The number of divisions from six to four, with a consequent 10% reduction in the number of posts.

Today on Wall Street banking is likely to remain under pressure. The feeling of increased bank risk has also been fueled by the meeting yesterday, the Basel Committee, responsible for setting new solvency rules for banks. However, after this meeting, the committee has maintained the suspense in not distributing a press release. It will do that Sunday. In the morning, a Wall Street Journal had rekindled doubts doubt on the reliability stress tests on European banks, whose results were published at the end of July. Battered yesterday, the bank found the way to increase the image of JP Morgan (2.17%), Bank of America (1.06%) or Goldman Sachs (1.51%).

Jean-Francois Cope. – It's the only possible attitude. The aim of this reform is the future of the entire pension system of our country. If we do nothing, the deficit will be 20 billion euros in 2010, 45 in 2020 and probably 70 in 2030. All reports conclude that the impasse, and all other European countries have faced this challenge by raising the legal age of retirement at 65 or 67 years, as in Germany, Scandinavia and Spain. I do not see any political leader worthy of the name could sidestep this reality.I understand that this may cause concern and annoyance, but there are facts that can not be ignored.

What will a government project can be improved?

The arduous, long careers and polypensionnés are three areas where progress is possible. We have highlighted the problem of hardship and that of older workers at a forum Generation France on the theme "Working more to earn more together". The hardship is not a question that deals with the day of retirement, but throughout life. If it pushes the age of retirement at age 62, is a new report by the French company to work he must create.Public and private employers will have to devise a new career stage, not early retirement.

The left and the unions say that Eric Woerth is not able to defend this reform. What do you say?

I am absolutely appalled by the attacks Eric Woerth victim. I never spared him my support. He is the man of the file. We need it. I deeply regret that the unions have felt that Eric Woerth was not available to conduct necessary reform. I do not understand this position is not consistent with the tradition in France Association. For our part, we are very mobilized. I gathered from that morning UMP to demonstrate our total determination.The central question I ask throughout the debates, is simple: assuming that the left would come to power in 2012, she would, as said Martine Aubry, the legal age to 60?

Jean-Marc Ayrault, head of the PS deputies, said he wants to discuss "proposed project cons …"

I do not believe. I heard only one proposal in the PS, one to increase taxes and taxes of 40 billion euros to finance pensions.

Claude Gueant sees an act of "allegiance" in the forum that you published Saturday in Le Figaro Baroin, Bruno Le Maire and Christian Jacob. Do you agree?

This is not the word I would choose. I prefer to talk about commitment.We want to make the maximum contribution to the re-election of Nicolas Sarkozy in 2012, working for and with him on policy messages that will have to send the French.

In this text, you still advocating a change in governance …

This is not a criticism No teletrak payday loan. It seems interesting to consider a method that would allow us to get out of this climate in which any change was experienced front, divisive and aggressive. We will also devote a forum Generation France in this topic in November. One track is to foster a participatory approach, using new communication tools like the Internet. We must also rethink the relays that are political parties. Currently, they are far too centralized.

You wished that the UMP was "revitalized".This is a nomination as Secretary General?

It offers a service that I have made Nicolas Sarkozy, pointing out that, whatever the functions that I exercise or I will, I commit myself totally to him for his reelection. With many of our friends members, we want to do more and better for him, especially within the party, which operates somewhat separate. But it only makes sense if the president wants.

You criticized the distance taken by François Fillon with new measures against crime. You said you're with him?

Do not overdo it.But this is not a trivial prime minister says he would not have chosen the same words, so that during the summer, what are the words that have polemical.

On security, others in the majority expressed reluctance …

I have no problem with those who express their differences. All 316 UMP deputies have their experience, their vision. I always made sure that everyone can express themselves within the group, but on one condition is that on the essentials, everyone is together. However, more surprisingly and increasingly complicated when the ministers express their differences.

And when it was Alain Juppe?

He said he could have signed our forum and I was extremely sensitive to its statement. We have many similarities, although the security we are not quite on the same line.Our law has long provided the possibility of falling from the French nationality who commit serious crimes. The left had limited this possibility to those acts of terrorism. I am not opposed to that measure to be extended to those who are seriously undermining the trustees of public authority that include the police and the police. As for the policy vis-à-vis the Roma, I recall that the exclusions are the result of court decisions aimed at people who illegally occupy land illegally. On behalf of what these individuals be treated differently from other illegal immigrants? It is time to end the hypocrisy festival this summer!

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Overall, the grade will be less painful than last year, while remaining salt. And for several reasons. Local taxes are calculated by multiplying the rental value of housing as determined by the administration by a tax rate voted by the regions, departments or municipalities. Each year, the rental value is increased at national level to keep pace with inflation. In 2010, the increase was fixed at 1.2% against 2.5% in 2009.

Moreover, local officials have been generally a bit lighter this year.According to the Forum for the management of cities, communes and intercommunal more than 100,000 people have on average increased their tax rate on property tax and residence tax of 2.8% in 2010 almost two times less than in 2009 (5.2%).

Period of "midterm"

The same goes for the departments, with an average increase in tax rates of 2.5% this year against 6.3% last year. The regions are, themselves, remain wise as last year (up 0.1% after 0.7%). Still, this level has little in local taxes.

In total, therefore, households should have their council tax increase of 3.7% and 3.9% this year to mark the foundation added a 1.2% rate hike, while confused level, a just over 2.5%. It is far from moderate. But this is not the disaster of last year, the bill had increased by 6%."We are already half-term in cities. No longer the period of strong increases in revenue, "says Olivier Regis, Chief Executive of the Forum.

The average may conceal wide disparities. Thus, the Parisians are increased by 8% tax rates on housing and property tax. And after an increase of 9% last year! Local taxation, traditionally very low in Paris, still remains low. A household with two children in middle-income pay, according to calculations Forum, 435 euro tax shelter in the capital, against 1180 euros in Nimes.

Better also do not live in Montreuil (increase 10.3%), Argenteuil (+9%), Perpignan (+8%) or in Rouen (+8%). In terms of departments, people in the Yvelines are penalized with an increase of 14.8%.

Conversely, some elected officials have been reasonable.In half of the departments and half of the cities over 100,000 inhabitants, the rates have not budged in 2010. Among these include Bordeaux, Montpellier, Lille, Grenoble and Tours. Rodez has even dropped his residence tax of 1%!

In 2011, with the reform of business tax, the municipal level will be the one to collect the tax shelter, while the regions will lose property tax. The system will be simpler. But will they be elected more virtuous? "Taxpayers can expect some moderation. For the inheritance, the other important community resource, go back with the recovery of real estate, "predicts Olivier Regis.

The euphoria that followed the release Friday of the revised figure for growth in the second quarter will not last. Caution has again made its appearance in spite of macroeconomic statistics as bad as expected. Consumption has picked up 0.4% yoy compared to June. It's better than the expected by analysts, who had estimated the consumption growth to 0.3%, according to their median forecast.Spending growth has outpaced that of household income since, according to the ministry, they are divided up by 0.2%, after virtually stagnating in June

The wait has dominated this session because of the flurry of statistics to be published this week. On Tuesday, it will house prices and economic activity in the Chicago area in August and, finally, the consumer confidence that will be published. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday will be dominated by such employment with, successively, the ADP employment figures, entries weekly, and finally figures of unemployment and employment in August.

Waltz of mergers and acquisitions

On the corporate side, the dance of mergers and acquisitions continues. 3by (-2.03% to 31.80 dollars) fall after surge 25% to 32.5 dollars on Friday night.As for his suitors, HP (1.47% to 38.56 U.S. dollars) has increased its prices by 3 27 to $ 30, Dell (1.12% to 12.02 U.S. dollars) has aligned its offer Friday morning about $ 27.

The German manufacturer Infineon Semiconductor announced Monday the sale of his division's wireless, which makes components for mobile phones, the U.S. Intel (-2.23% to 17.96 dollars) for 1.4 billion (nearly 1.1 billion euros).

The CEO of Sanofi-Aventis, which formalized Sunday his intention to acquire U.S. biotech Genzyme (3.39% to 69.91 U.S. dollars) to $ 18.5 billion, said that "a lot of time can still drain "by launching a bid, in an interview with Voices dated Monday. But the board rejected Genzyme Monday unanimously the proposed terms.

The Indian government was to meet Monday officials from the Canadian manufacturer of BlackBerry (RIM: -0.88% to 45.59 U.S. dollars) to try to break the deadlock over access to encrypted data from the phone, on the eve of the ultimatum on blocking two messaging services.

French insurer Axa has reduced by almost half its share in the prestigious investment bank Goldman Sachs (-1.97% to 136.66 U.S. dollars), the center of criticism for his role in the Greek crisis, according to documents the regulatory authority of the U.S. markets (SEC).

The U.S. industrial conglomerate 3M (-1.67% to79, $ 65) announced Monday the acquisition of Cogent group (24.40% to 11.09 dollars) to over 900 million dollars (708 million euros) This represents a premium of nearly 18%. 3M will pay $ 10.50 in effect by title Gogent, which posted a closing price of 8.915 dollars Friday.The transaction should be completed in the last quarter of 2010.

The second quarter was particularly strong for the second French bank by market value after BNP Paribas. It has indeed achieved a net profit of 1.084 billion euros for the second quarter ended in June, where the consensus reached by Reuters expected a general result to 732 million. The jump of the result depends primarily on a favorable base effect.In the second quarter of 2009, the bank had indeed been beset by such elements exceptionnels.Le group had had to reassess the value of its debt, due to improved market conditions, which had cost $ 1.3 billion over the period. This time, Societe Generale has received the opposite effect, to the tune of 254 million euros.

The cost of risk declines more slowly than in BNP and HSBC

Like BNP Paribas, which has published its accounts on Monday, its provision for potential loss on the credit over the period fell 6%. However the pace of decline in the cost of risk is much slower than some of its rivals, reflecting a more cautious speech of SocGen on strength of economic recovery.

BNP Paribas and British bank HSBC, for example reported Monday in stores near their level before the crisis."The economic recovery that began in late 2009 confirmed, but it remains fragile," said Frederic Oudéa, CEO of Societe Generale, said in the statement. "Especially in Europe, growth prospects remain subdued," he adds.

Penalized by the toxic assets, and author of "profit warnings" on their accounts of 2009, SocGen tries since the beginning of year to convince the market of its ability to turn the page of the financial and economic crisis and the of the Kerviel affair. The new management team led by Frederick since May 2009 Oudéa promised mid-June to double the profits of Societe Generale in two years and is targeting a net profit of six billion euros in 2012.

Proposed acquisitions

The bank is also considering acquisitions but said it does not fund them through capital increases.Besides the new strategic plan, the results of resistance tests conducted on 91 European banks and the announcement by the Basel Committee's flexibility to draft new banking regulator has made a boufée oxygen action SocGen, long shunned by investors.

In the past four weeks, the title, boosted by good news on the European banking sector jumped 40%. Since the beginning of the year, however, still leaves nearly 8% and continues to underperform its benchmark Stoxx 600 European banks.

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Michel de Rosen. – It is indeed a record year with growth of sales from 11.3% to 1.04 billion euros and growth of the gross operating surplus of the same order to 828 million. But do not performance overinterpretation those that involve non-recurring items: we have benefited from the full effect of five new satellites launched in 2008 and 2009. For Eutelsat, this is excellent, our ambitions are clear and our strong future. We operate in a business long term, so we're marathon runners rather than sprinters. Since the IPO in 2005, our turnover grew by an average of 7% per year and we have always kept our commitments.We announce now forecasts annual growth above 7% over the next three years, with a turnover of 1.12 billion over the year begins. The dividend that we offer up 15% to 0.76 euros.

Do you have visibility of 3 years?

After jumping 45% in 2009, thanks to state aid, sales on the world's largest market could grow 20% this year (they were up to fourth in six months). For the next five years, analysts at Nomura anticipate an annual increase of 10%.The market would then exceed – all vehicles – 25 million cars in 2015, against 13.6 million last year. "I expect a long period of growth in China. There is no reason why the rate of motor equipment does not reach that of France, "said Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Renault and Nissan. China had 34 cars per 1000 inhabitants in 2008, against 600 for 1000 in France. Proof of the youth of this market: 60% of new car purchases are the first acquisitions made by elderly drivers average 35 years against 50 years in Europe.

With growth in volumes, manufacturers have emerged in 2009 on the market an operating margin of between 6 and 8%, according to the firm Alix Partners.They benefit from economies of scale related to the full factory utilization, and managed to impose price calculated to generate good margins. The German specialists of high quality rub their hands as their cars more luxurious than elsewhere, are selling much more expensive than in Europe.

Increased competition marks

The most successful brands have managed to adapt their cars to local tastes. This is what the French PSA Peugeot Citroen with its new Peugeot 408 and its future 508. Still small, French wants to increase its market share in China from 3.3% to 5% in 2015. All very ambitious, the conquerors of China, however, will face increased competition from local brands, specialized for the moment in small cars at low cost.Their market share could reach 37% in 2015, against 32% in 2009, according to Alix Partners.

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At the end of the week, and the CAC 40 gained 5.8%, from around 3360 points to 3554.48 points exactly at the close on Friday.

Elsewhere in Europe, the LSE has been 0.54%, to 5132.94 points while the German Dax rose 0.49% to 6065.24 points.

Yesterday, the index in Paris had passed the milestone of 3,500 points, reassured by U.S. data entries weekly unemployment benefits.

The euro has weakened a bit about him on Friday, while European ald evisa Thursday passed up the psychological and technical $ 1.27.

In France, French investors have learned that before the opening of the Hexagon industrial production had rebounded strongly in May rising 1.7% after falling 0.5% the previous month, according to Insee. Economists had expected an average growth of 0.4% of industrial production in May

EADS tanker of the series continues

EADS (0.53% to 17.01 euros) said it had responded to the call for tenders for tanker aircraft to the U.S. Air Force, on the eve of the deadline for the takeover bids . In addition, the World Trade Organization announced the postponement of the publication of a report on an action by the EU against the United States regarding subsidies granted to Boeing.

Kaufman and Broad (2.23% to 18.14 euros) issued a revenue down 7.6% to 385.7 million euros in the first half, below expectations.But reservations are up 55% to 675 million euros and the property portfolio is up 50% over one year.The gross margin reached 17.1% against 12.9% in the first half of 2009.

Areva (5.11% to 347.55 euros) announced Thursday it would investigate the possibility of building a second nuclear reactor in the Canadian province of New Brunswick.

Mestrallet, CEO of GDF Suez (+0.4% to 24.96 euros), confirmed Wednesday that negotiations with suppliers in Norway, Holland and Russia to obtain lower prices.

The German utility E. ON has indicated in an interview with Les Echos on Friday that he would be "very interested" in acquiring a stake in EDF reactors (-0.91% to 31 euros) to help extending their lifespan.

Moreover, the banking sector with the exception of BNP Paribas (+1.05% to 50.09 euros) suffered some profit-taking, like Credit Agricole (-1.13%) or Societe Generale ( -0.98%).

Similarly, the automotive sector should still react to earnings announcements commercial Renault and Peugeot this week. Titles manufacturers earn 1.13% respectively to 33.45 euros and 1.94% to 23.09 euros.

Around 8:15 this Friday, the CAC 40 futures contracts still predicting an opening up about 0.3%, but the trend is weak.

In the same time, the euro appears stable at 1.2330 dollar after resuming colors Thursday as statistics mixed overseas sowed doubts about the strength of the recovery amércaine.

Overall, the atmosphere is tense markets. The Asian market on Friday morning, displays counters in the red. In France, unemployment had not risen so much since seven months.

The national accounts in the spotlight

In France, a quarter of an hour before the opening of trading, INSEE will release figures on national accounts in the country for the first quarter.

The United States, the third estimate of GDP is known to 14:30.

Pressure on prices in the telecoms

The portion of mobile technology fourth generation "LTE" should redistribute the cards in this highly competitive sector, but not enough to stem the pressure on the prices of telecom equipment, told Reuters the president of the Mobile Division Alcatel-Lucent, Wim Sweldens payday loan lenders.

GDF Suez, Total, EDF The gas rate increase of 4.7% from 1 July to 6.3 million customers in France said Thursday the Commission of Energy Regulation.

The EDF Group postpones decision to invest in an LNG terminal in Dunkirk (North), said Thursday a spokesman for the group. This terminal was supposed to compensate for some job losses related to the closure of the refinery from Total.

Computer services companies in the sector may react to quarterly results better than expected by Accenture announced Thursday evening. The group's net profit totaled $ 564 million (457 million euros), or $ 0.73 per share against 537 million ($ 0.68 per share) a year ago and $ 0.69 expected by Wall Street.

The French industrial group Alstom has unveiled Thursday at a U.S. plant turbines, especially for nuclear power generation, for which he has invested about 300 million dollars, according to a statement.

According to Le Figaro Latecoère the aerospace supplier will propose on Friday to its shareholders at a General Assembly, the free allocation of share purchase warrants (BSA) in 2012. It has thereby remove some 43 million euros.

At the 57th International Advertising Festival in Cannes, the technology giants like Microsoft, Yahoo and other Facebook invaded not only the Palais des Festivals, but also the Croisette. Advertisers would they more "masters of the world" of communication? "We have never been masters of communication," says David Jones, CEO of Worldwide and Havas chairman of Euro RSCG network in the world. "The most important actors in the communication, it is consumers. It is true that today we live in a digital revolution. Consumers never change and as new opportunities are created with social networks, mobile platforms … The presence of Microsoft or Yahoo! Reflects this revolution. But consumers are more important than software, technology or communication agencies.

Defending an agency model "integrated" by placing the "digital" in the heart of its agencies, Havas Group is concentrating its investments in digital broadcasting and production, particularly through the newly-Productions Havas. "These investments are essential. We're not a film industry of 30 seconds, we are now an industry of content. If we are sufficiently intelligent content, the audience will interact with the brand and, with a depth that we could not hope, fifteen years ago. Content is our future, "says David Jones emphasizes the trade is already a source of income for Havas and its subsidiary Euro RSCG. For nearly two years, the group has also put one foot in music with the creation of label The Hours."These are new business models and exciting content, we also operate with BETC Music," he says.

The test of 2nd quarter

"The winning of the budget digital IBM, being now the digital agency of Unilever in the world and with the Heineken and EDF contracts, we will exceed 20% of revenue from digital Havas Worldwide from this years, says its CEO. Here we record the strongest growth.

Despite a slight recovery in the advertising market in the first quarter, the boss of Havas Worldwide undertakes no obligation on optimistic forecasts for the rest of the year. "It's like asking me if England will win the World Cup! For now, we qualified and is progressing well … It's about the same thing with the economy and major advertisers.The real test is the 2nd quarter, "says the ad originally, in February, the Young One World, the first" Davos of youth. " After London, next event be held in Zurich until September 2011.