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Jean Lesieur, head of the drafting of the news channel France 24, sent his resignation by e-mail to Alain de Pouzilhac, CEO of Audiovisual outside France (AEF).

To explain, the leader does not hesitate to copy the entire wording of the news channel continuously, reflecting his refusal to make budgetary decisions required by management and which for him would be only " maneuvers that prevent me perverse to maintain the cohesion of writing and reward they deserve all those who make France 24 what it is payday loan. "

This new twist extends the open crisis in the news channel continuous with the departure of Christine Ockrent, six months ago.

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French bond yields increasingly deviates from the reference German. And if the price that France has to pay its creditors rises relative to that payable by the neighbor across the Rhine, is that the repayment capacity is considered less French.

This distrust on observed past few days has increased further this Tuesday morning, after a warning from the rating agency Moody's. The French rate to ten years and have removed more than 1% (100 basis points) German rates, which are the reference unwavering in terms of sovereign bonds in Europe.

A disturbing record since the introduction of the single currency. On the London market, the French rate to ten years in the early morning reached 3.04%, while its German equivalent, the "Bund", down 9 basis points (-0.09%) to 2%.

At the same time, insurance (CDS) against a default on the obligations of the French state have seen their costs rise significantly. CDS to five years in France and were up 10 basis points shortly after 9:40, to 194 basis points according to Markit data. In other words, it costs 194,000 euros to insure against exposure to 10 million euros of bonds.

The gap could widen further

"We must relativize the gap (called the" spread ") bond rates between France and Germany: the level of French is extremely low rates, grade Cyril Regnat, strategist at Natixis. The ten-year French course is slightly above 3%, but the last five years, it stood at an average of 3.75%.In these circumstances, the spread can still dig a little. "The analyst believes, however, that the cost of debt already includes a breakdown of the French note one notch to AA +.

On this point, however, opinions differ. "The decline of the note is not yet in the curves: the rate could still rise from 30 to 50 basis points, that is to say 0.3 to 0.5% in the worst case, and reach a rate differential with Germany of 150 basis points, or 1 guaranteed cash advance.5%, "calculates Norbert Gaillard *, consultant to the World Bank and specialist rating agencies.

Why the interest rate differential between France and Germany increases

The rising cost of the French debt occurs observed Tuesday morning despite the fact that Moody's has taken more precautions than ever to launch his warning."She chose a time when the stress in the markets was relatively peaceful and has added a step ahead of the traditional reporting system in three stages," Norbert Gaillard analysis. Usually, the agency established the first note of the country "negative outlook" and then put the note "under review" before degrading it if necessary.

"It is very likely that the next move by Moody's, provided in three months, or to place a negative outlook on the rating of France," said Norbert Gaillard."How the country can indeed solve the three problems it faces: slow growth, deficit reduction and the difficulties of Greece and its banking system?"

In this context, "the Moody's decision means that the French can not help itself with its banks without risking his note: it has more room for maneuver necessary," Judge Cyril Regnat. "If the banks recapitalize without the state, then the fears will be evacuated on the AAA market and we should see an easing of interest rates." Investors have already understood: after the warning from Moody's, French banks have dropped the stock market.

* Author of "A Century of Sovereign Ratings", ed.Springer (USA), 2012

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From our correspondent in Beijing

It became the big hot topic on the Chinese Internet to the desktop as local leaders. The distress of Chinese SMEs in need of cash is in China proportions "hysterical", according to press reports in Hong Kong. To the point that the government has announced a package of measures to help them and calm the unrest.

The crisis of Chinese SMEs is symbolized by the incredible epidemic of bankruptcies in the city of Wenzhou, in the heart of the exporting province of Zhejiang. The Chinese press said Thursday that since the beginning of the year, more than 200 patrons had fled or hid after their coffers have dried up. Others have committed suicide. Some 20% of the 360,000 SMEs in the region have already had to close shop for lack of money.And the situation will get worse in January, when the Chinese New Year, traditionally the time when patrons enjoy a vacation to disappear without paying their employees. According to the New China News Agency, SMEs create around 80% of jobs in the country.

The State Council (Chinese government) has subsequently announced Tuesday a series of measures, financial and tax to help small and medium enterprises. The first is to facilitate access to credit. To do so, against the current of their policy, the authorities will allow the minimum reserve ratios "comparatively low" for local banks lending to SMEs, while this ratio was usually around 21% for large banks. Moreover, these small businesses can more easily borrow by issuing bonds. The other part is to exempt SMEs from a battery of taxes and charges.Banks are also prohibited from charging their services at prices "unreasonable."

"Informal Credit"

Wenzhou has become a symbol for it is the Chinese capital of the "informal credit". Private reserves by banks, which prefer to grant loans to large corporations, small businesses are strangled. They have no recourse but to turn to private security companies that have developed lending. The rates are incredibly high, ranging from 20% to over 100% … Some analysts believe that the share of informal loans may exceed 25% of total credit in the country. Credit Suisse has estimated that black market credit of 456 billion euros, with an increase of 50% per year.

Chief economist at the Development Research Centre of the State Council, Zhang Wenkui believes that the latest measures only bring temporary relief.And nothing will change until the banking sector do not be reformed, by offering different services to different types of customers. He has a vivid picture to describe the current situation: "It's like an irrigation system with water that would go to large trees and ignore all the shrubs." The problem is that in the short Beijing term can not open the floodgates too, failing to challenge its efforts to the credit crunch.

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The news is reassuring. With a large majority, the Bundestag adopted the new rescue plan the Eurozone. If the vote was little doubt that the amplitude of the majority was still uncertain.

Exactly 523 of 620 deputies voted "for", said the chairman of the meeting Norbert Lammert. Germany is the eleventh country to approve the expansion of the envelope and the powers of the European emergency fund created in 2010 to assist countries in the euro area in need. This will be the largest contributor.

The new rescue plan foresees an expansion of European powers of the fire in the euro area, the Financial Stability Fund (EFSF), and increased its capacity from 440 to 780 euros milliarsd.

Mont Saint-Michel, La Mère Poulard and neighbors start laughing … yellow. This gem has been moult attacks, "this fairy castle planted in the sea," as admired Victor Hugo, is the subject of a heated battle. Not that of the wind, which Unesco has asked in June to stop the work, but the tourists. Especially the Japanese, the abbey historic monument fascinates. The 300,000 Japanese visitors, a total of 3 million who visit the site each year, in fact, threaten to fall back on other destinations. In question, while the work that will enable the Mount become an island is accelerating: the conditions of reception of tourists, including the starting point of the shuttle 800 meters of the future parking. The owner of a tour operator, which only works with Japanese from Paris for the day, will meet Tuesday the mayor of Mt.This is to prevent its customers, who have three hours to visit, a walk of nearly two kilometers …

The association of tour operators Japanese in Paris also wrote to 24 local elected officials, recalling that a Japanese customer spends 80 euros at Mont-Saint-Michel, and a decrease in activity of 30% would represent a loss of 7 2 million euros per year for the rock …

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These days, the majority had disagreed on some measures of the austerity plan as the VAT increase in theme parks and the end rebates on real estate gains. The government has heard from members and changed its copy.

Real estate capital gains: exempt after thirty years

So far, the real estate gains from the sale of second home or rental investment have benefited from a system of allowances that could significantly reduce the tax liability. To calculate the taxable gain, a reduction of 10% per annum applied after five years in prison. What amounted to a total exemption after two years. As part of the austerity plan presented on 24 August, the government decided to remove any abatement, and the next day.The added value (for inflation) would have been taxed at 32.5%, regardless of the holding period. Unacceptable to many members of the majority, led by the rapporteur of the budget Gilles Carrez UMP.

The government preferred to find a compromise with them, which should logically be adopted by the Assembly on Tuesday. The abatements are restored, with a grid less generous than before: 2% between the sixth and fifteenth year of ownership, 3% between the sixteenth and twenty-fifth, 10% above the twenty-fifth. This will lead to a reduction of half in twenty-five years and total exemption after thirty years. The French may still take several months for rebates of 10%, the new system applies only to final deeds of sale signed on 1 February 2012.To finance this relaxation (180 million "lost" to the state in 2011, 195 million in 2012), it was decided, inter alia, to submit to French taxation, via a deed, the sale of shares of Civil Society Real Estate (SCI) performed from abroad but on French goods.

Companies: Consolidated Global Profit loss

Always return to fund rebates on real estate gains, MEPs adopted on Wednesday the proposed Bercy to end the regime of worldwide profits, which can deduct the losses of profits by foreign subsidiaries. Total Vivendi or benefit. Another source of funding: the extent of the share of capital gains on disposal of subsidiary (leading to an exemption from capital gains to 90% instead of 95%) is brought forward to 1 January 2011.Finally, as announced August 24 by François Fillon, one of the articles of the bill limits the back and carry forward a deficit. From 2011, the deferral on profits can only be done earlier than one year (instead of three). The postponement of the deficit on the profits of subsequent years will be capped (at 60% of income in excess of 1 million euros).

Luxury hotels: four euros per night

The government had to give up the VAT on theme parks. To compensate for the shortfall of 90 million per year, Bercy and the members voted to create a 2% tax affecting luxury hotels including nights at a price greater than or equal to 200 euros.

The lowest in the polls, criticized for running out of ways to boost employment, weakened by a largely sterile confrontation with the Republicans on the issue of reducing the rate of debt, Barack Obama sought to regain control. Anxious to win back centrist voters, the president also caress the idea of ​​taxing the rich more, while the middle class is suffering from the sluggish economy.

It has been this week to support weight, in the person of Warren Buffett, the second property of the United States. For the latter, the "mégariches" are under-taxed. Buffett regrets having paid less than $ 7 million in federal taxes last year. This represents only 17.4% of its taxable income. He noted that employees pay on average, and as a percentage of their income, far more than him.The billionaire said that in 1992 the 400 richest U.S. taxpayers paid 29.2% of their income in federal taxes. But in 2008, their effective tax rate decreased to 21.5%, while in sixteen wealth is gone.

The two men do not speak yet not the same. The President wants to raise taxes for taxpayers earning more than $ 250,000 a year. Buffett, however, advocates the creation of new tax bands for income above one million dollars from all sources.The investor philanthropist also suggests an upper tax beyond $ 10 million, but fails to specify the desired level for these new units.

Impose more gains

Still, according to the Tax Policy Center, even 50% by taxing all income above one million, one that would release $ 48 billion in tax revenue over ten years, under very inadequate amount of resources to reduce the budget deficit. However, up to 15% to 20% maximum tax rate on capital gains as under Bill Clinton, would generate approximately $ 340 billion over ten years.

Warren Buffett's plea addressed especially to the twelve in fact members of Congress belonging to the commission that must by the end of November to $ 1.5 trillion proposed budget savings over ten years."It is vital that they manage to go beyond. Americans are rapidly losing their faith in the ability of Congress to address the fiscal problems of our country, "said Buffett, himself the son of an elected Republican Nebraska.

It is supported by another millionaire, Alan "Ace" Greenberg, former head of Bear Stearns: "To believe that, by raising taxes Warren Buffett or Bill Gates, they will begin to lay off staff is totally ridiculous … I'm not saying that tax increases should begin to 250,000 dollars in revenue. But they must start somewhere. At one million to two million, at least they should start, "says the bridge partner of the two richest people in the United States.

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Shortly before opening, chewing Americans were expected small decline, but volatility remains very high, the index futures may return at any moment, like the indices themselves. Shortly before noon Paris time, the index futures Standard & Poor's 500 and Nasdaq 100 yielded respectively 0.3% to 1165 points, and 0.37% at 2150 points.

On Thursday evening, U.S. markets have rebounded sharply, welcoming new listings weekly fewer than expected. European markets had also enjoyed the news, closing up vigorously.

The pressure remains strong this weekend

Other statistics on the agenda for this Friday, may well generate a few responses. Retail sales for the month of July will be unveiled at 2:30 p.m., in fact, before the start of the session Eats United.Investors await with interest the first estimate of consumer confidence from the University of Michigan for the month of August, from 3:55 p.m..

Pressure remains high on world markets. Lack of macroeconomic and really good news in the absence of major business publications Friday, this weekend is likely to be overshadowed by even more obvious signs of a weakening of growth. The sovereign debt crisis, and severe drops in banking stocks recorded this week, amid rumors of bankruptcy, particularly in France, will affect the trend.Asian stock markets have already finished down on Friday morning.

In this context agrave exacerbated by a volatile market, investors are going to look at publications such as retail sales, which should also benefit from a slight rebound in auto sales?

Difficult to answer this question. For analysts Aurel BGC, "while" so far the timing of publications of macroeconomic indicators has been poor, a reaction, positive or negative, this indicator would in any case an early normalization "of market behavior. Excluding cars, the indicators are still available for now more mixed.

On the corporate side, the U.S. airline AMR, parent of American Airlines, announced plans to separate its regional affiliate American Eagle.A document filed with the stock market regulator described a "possible separation" with the American Eagle to introduce the stock market separately. American Airlines is still bound for nine years in its subsidiary. American Eagle will continue initially to operate 281 aircraft for American Airlines, which will wind down its cooperation in 2012.

To attract customers, Fnac recycles old-fashioned recipes car dealerships. In recent days, the distributor of cultural products offers customers to resume high-tech products which they no longer use. Based on an Argus home, teaches against exchange vouchers valid in its 80 French stores.

This is a test, revealed by the challenges.fr site on which the subsidiary of PPR declined to give details. The service "Fnac Reprise" offers to purchase TVs, shelves, computers, phones, camcorders, music players and game consoles … But not books, CDs and DVDs, it is however possible to afford with the right of purchase.

The "cultural agitator," the owner would like to sell in order to afford sportswear brands, is trying by all means to correct its turnover, eroding month after month.His last idea could be successful, provided, however, offer an acquisition price attractive enough …

The figures were eagerly awaited by the markets. While the U.S. Department of Commerce announced that day that household spending had declined in June for the first time since September 2009, Chrysler, General Motors (GM) and Ford reveal a jump in sales in July.

The prize for the largest increase returns to Chrysler, which recorded an increase in sales of new cars by 20% last month. Chrysler, owned up to 53.5% by Fiat, said it sold 112,026 units, particularly the Jeep. "In a still very difficult, we make our best sales performance in over three years, welcomes Reid Bigland, head of U.S. sales."I think this figure is the ultimate illustration of the progress we have made to our products in terms of economy of oil, quality and design."

Behind Chrysler, Ford announced a 9% increase in sales of new cars on American soil in July to 180,865 units. "We are pleased to see a stronger pace of car sales, with a continued demand from consumers for our fuel efficient cars, our trucks and trucks," said Ken Czubay, head of U.S. sales USA.

The number one market, General Motors, he, reported a 7 saving account payday loan.6% increase in sales last month to 214,915 new cars sold against 199,692 a year ago. Up to the manufacturer to strong sales of Chevrolet, one of its brands, and the resilience of its new models.

The recovery remains fragile

Despite these results, analysts remain skeptical. These sales figures are in line with expectations and manufacturers are affected by cons-productive effects of higher prices to consumers still reluctant to spend.

The consensus then averaged over U.S. car market at an annualized rate of 11.8 million cars in July. A level below the rate of more than 13 million that prevailed earlier this year. Confident, GM, him, reiterated its forecast of a U.S. auto market between 13 and 13.5 million units. But his optimism is not enough to convince investors on Wall Street. GM shares lost 3.71% to 27.03 dollars a barrel in a market down by 2.19%. Following the same movement, as Ford unscrewed from 4.13% to 11.84 dollars.

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