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The Tokyo Stock Exchange closed up 1.1% Monday, posting a higher closing three months, driven by good performance of the U.S. labor market.

The Nikkei gained 97.27 points to 8,929.20 points and the Topix broader took 9.16 points (1.2%) to 769.85 points.

"It's pretty good for exporters," said Nicholas Smith, a specialist at CLSA Japan, commenting on the monthly report on employment in the United States that showed Friday that unemployment had fallen ; to its lowest level in nearly three years.

Panasonic has taken the title of the session 6.34% after touching a low of more than 30 years Friday, in response to a forecast of record annual loss amounting to ; eight billion euros.

The new car registrations in France in January will charge lower double-digit annual rate, officials said Tuesday the source of the sector, a result of lackluster growth and the unfavorable comparison with the dice 2011 goal. </ p> Final figures for car registrations for the month ending will be published Wednesday by the Committee of French Automobile Manufacturers (CCFA). Several manufacturers have already said to expect a contraction in sales since January 2011 had been supported by the effect of 'scrapping'. </ P> "The trend will be negative overall, with double-digit declines, "the source said, adding that it refers only to cars and not to registrations of light commercial vehicles in the Hexagon. </ p> Asked if the double-digit decline would apply to the entire market, the source replied "yes." </ p> <p > In December, the French car market fell by 17.8% year on year. Vans had fared better, rising 1.6%. </ P> The business daily La Tribune Online, quoting unofficial sources, wrote Monday that the brand Renault in January would record a decline of 45% of its registrations, Peugeot and Citroen (PSA) declines of respectively 37% and 31%, and Dacia, the brand Renault's low cost, a decrease of 18%. " / p> The two French manufacturers have refused to comment. </ p> "These figures do not cover the last days of the month and are compared to calculations extrapolated back 're marketing services, "he told Reuters François Roudier, spokesman for the CCFA. "It is far less reliable than the actual count of sales to be published tomorrow." </ P> According to La Tribune, German Volkswagen would still pulled out of the game in January with up 23% of car registrations in France. </ p> In exchange, after signing a time the largest declines in the CAC 40 in the morning, Renault took the action 0.76% to 32.95 euros and the title PSA yielded no more than 0.32% to 14.055 euros. The sector index values ​​gained 1.2% European cars. </ P>

The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that the U.S. economy had recorded a moderate growth in recent weeks, while emphasizing that the recruitment remained rare and that the housing market showed little signs of improvement.

In its "beige book" summary of economic conditions in the 12 districts of the U.S. central bank, the Fed also notes that the pressures on consumer prices remained moderate and some cost pressures had decreased.

This finding is likely to give more leeway to the Fed in terms of monetary easing if growth were to weaken in early 2012 because of the consequences of global activity in the European debt crisis.

For now, the report confirms what had already been said in the latest "Beige Book" dated: the growth of the economy is not threatened, but the conditions underlying depression can not lower the unemployment rate, currently 9%.

"Overall, economic activity grew at a slow to moderate pace since the last report (…) except the district of St.

After Moody's and Standard and Poor's, the third major rating agency, Fitch said Wednesday that a possible worsening of the crisis in the euro area could threaten the note "triple A" of France.

The return of the French debt to 10 years who had scarcely changed after the publication of this note was then increased to about 3.68% to 16.45, the yield differential with Germany (the "spread") oscillating around 165 basis points. It was over 200 points last week for the first time since the creation of the euro.

"According to Fitch's central scenario, the numbers of French public finances remain consistent with the conservation of its AAA rating," writes the rating agency.

The gross debt of the country in this case could reach the upper limit of the range that Fitch considers consistent with a AAA rating – if this level is temporary and decline thereafter – 90 to 100% of GDP.

"If all of the 158.5 billion euros in France's commitments to the EFSF was disbursed, the gross public debt would reach 98.2% of GDP in 2014, the top of the range compatible with its status as a AAA "Fitch wrote.

"However, based on net debt and if the loans were accounted EFSF (with a discount of 50%) as liquid assets, the debt would peak at just over 80% of GDP in 2014.

A week after announcing falsely lowered the AAA rating of France, the Standard & Poor's has again committed a blunder Thursday when the publication of the new rating improved from Brazil.

In the title of his release, the U.S. initially said he found the note of Brazil to BBB-by the prompt correction. And for good reason, the note of Brazil was already at BBB-and the agency has in fact raised by one notch to BBB.

Antonio Borges, director of the Europe Department International Monetary Fund (IMF), has resigned with immediate effect, the Fund announced Wednesday.

The IMF notes that the Director General intends to appoint Christine Lagarde Reza Moghadam, Director of the current strategy to succeed Borges, effective Thursday.

The Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi confirmed Saturday that his ministers would visit in the evening at the Quirinal Palace to tender his resignation to President Giorgio Napolitano, we learn by a government press release.

"Il Cavaliere" thanked his "co-government" and sent a special thanks to the Under Secretary (Chair of the Council) Gianni Letta "during a meeting lasting 35 minutes.

Silvio Berlusconi is expected to 8:30 p.m. at the Quirinal, according to political sources.

Tokyo has purchased 10% of 3 billion euros of bonds that the European Financial Stability Fund (EFSF) lifted Monday. This is two times less than in the previous issue. The yen is now at its highest level in 15 years against the dollar

Japan purchased 10% of 3 billion euros of bonds to ten years raised Monday by the Relief Fund of the euro area (EFSF), a smaller proportion than the 20% invested in the previous issues, officials said Tuesday at the Ministry of Finance. "We took into account the state of our liquidity in euros, the conditions of issue and the market environment" for deciding the level of Japanese investment, set at 300 million euros this time, said a ministry official.This surge in the yen higher costs of products made in Japan and reduced the value of income from abroad by Japanese exporters group, which ultimately weigh on the recovery of the country recovering from earthquake, tsunami and accident nuclear March 11. The third largest economy is in recession since late 2010 and in particular on exports out of the rut, but the rising yen, combined with slowing global growth could stall restart.

The proceeds of the issue of Monday, the fourth conducted by the EFSF, must be used to finance a portion of the aid to Ireland, which has, like Greece and Portugal, an international aid program. The request was only slightly greater than the amount of three billion euros and the rate stood at 104 basis points above the risk free rate of the same maturity, or 3.59%.

The European Union has increased the pressure on Sunday in Athens Greece quickly establishes a government of national unity and implement the measures included in the second bailout of the country, saying that membership in the euro area was Thurs

"We called for a national unity government, is convinced that it is the convincing way to restore confidence and to honor commitments," he told Reuters Olli Rehn, European Commissioner for Economic and monetary.

With the announcement of a proposed referendum on the bailout plan, since abandoned, Greece had broken the bond of trust that binds to its European partners last week, which called into question his membership in the euro area, he said.

But the country has apparently abandoned the strategy of the edge, Olli Rehn said in a telephone interview.

"There have been efforts to Athens to restore that trust and we need a compelling report on the subject of the finance minister Evangelos Venizelos tomorrow during the Euro."

The 17 finance ministers of the euro area can be found Monday evening in Brussels for a meeting of the Eurogroup.

NEGOTIATIONS TO ATHENS

Olli Rehn was speaking Greek political parties then negotiated fiercely on Sunday a coalition agreement may prove to other countries in the euro zone as Greece is determined to continue on the path of austerity to avoid bankruptcy.

Over 100,000 taxpayers have disclosed their assets in OECD countries for two years. It reported one billion euros in France. The headquarters of the Cayman National Bank in George Town. The Cayman Islands are in the core of tax havens.

Almost 14 billion euros in tax revenues were collected in the last two years in twenty countries through international agreements concluded in the fight against tax evasion, the OECD said on Tuesday. "There's much more in the pipeline", but assured the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) at the opening of its fourth Global Forum on transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes .

These are, says the OECD, will provide "a substantial contribution to fiscal consolidation without increasing tax rates" in many countries forced to increase the tax burden to deal with the crisis."It is important that everyone contribute their fair share," notes the organization. The OECD states that the measures against tax evasion reported more than one billion euros in France, Germany 1.8 billion to 1.4 billion U.S., 150 million at the Australia and 260 million in Spain and the UK.

Over 100,000 taxpayers have disclosed their assets (including 30,000 in the United States, 1350 in the UK, 4,700 in France and 25,000 in Germany), she says. The Global Forum on transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes, housed at the OECD brings together 105 countries and territories. This Tuesday and Wednesday to finalize a report on "progress towards fiscal transparency" for the G20 summit to be held in Cannes on November 3 and 4. Other reports are expected on a number of tax havens after the meeting.