Revue de presse / a la une financiere us du 17/01/2012

Presse française boursière et financière du mardi 17 janvier 2012. Au menu de la presse française ce matin : Financial Times - Monti seeks German help on borrowing .Rome would push Berlin to realise it was in ?its own enlightened self-interest? to give fiscal weight to lowering costs of Italy and other nations - IMF delivers harsh truth from Planet Earth .Fund?s role in the Greek crisis has mainly been to bear inconvenient arithmetic to eurozone authorities and bondholders - European stocks grind higher after downgrade .Traders grew increasingly more positive as the session progressed despite underlying fears that the eurozone debt crisis could sap sentiment - Rating risk and Greece loom over bonds .An Athens default and further sovereign downgrades could intensify Europe?s debt crisis by sending bond yields sharply higher - Catalonia demands new deal from Spain .Artur Mas, Catalan?s nationalist premier, argues that pressure for ?divorce? with Spain would intensify without a fresh economic deal - Saudi Arabia targets $100 crude price .The world?s largest oil producer said it wanted to keep crude oil prices at around $100 a barrel, up from the previous ambition of $75 - Capitalism in crisis: A perilous path to prosperity .In?a?remarkable?reversal?of?fortunes, eastern economies are soaring as many in the west sink ? but triumphalism is premature, says David Pilling - Egypt asks IMF for $3.2bn standby facility .Cairo seeks assistance after a year of uncertainty and political turmoil drives away investors, leaving growing budget deficit - Nigerian president yields on fuel subsidy .Nigerian unions call off a week-long strike as Goodluck Jonathan cuts petrol prices by 31 per cent and promises to investigate corruption - China to let smaller groups list in Hong Kong .Yao Gang, vice-chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, promises change to allow small and medium enterprises to list in Hong Kong .

The Wall Street Journal - Japan Firm Wins Race for RBS Unit .Royal Bank of Scotland Group is to sell its aviation unit to Japan`s Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. for as much as $7.2 billion. - J.P. Morgan Sings Wall Street Blues .J.P. Morgan dampened the New Year rally for bank stocks, saying on Friday that its fourth-quarter profit fell 23% from a year ago amid a sharp slowdown on Wall Street. - EU Leaders Push Growth Focus .Italy`s Mario Monti and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy met to press Mr. Monti`s case for a focus on growth, while the EU said reliance on ratings firms should be `downgraded.` - The Risks in ECB's Crisis Moves .The European Central Bank`s swollen balance sheet has helped bring a measure of calm to volatile markets, but some believe it could itself become a problem and bring more volatility to the 17-nation currency bloc. - S&P Cuts Rating on Europe's Bailout Fund .Standard & Poor`s downgraded its long-term credit rating on Europe`s rescue fund to double-A-plus from triple-A, following its move last Friday to lower ratings on a number of euro-zone states. - Fitch Cuts Russia Outlook .Fitch cut the outlook on Russia`s triple-B rating to stable from positive, citing rising political uncertainty and the worsening global economic outlook. - Downgrades Drop Asia Stocks .Asian stock markets were beaten down, with mainland Chinese stocks falling for a fourth straight session, as Europe`s crisis regained the spotlight. The Nikkei slid 1.4%. - Euro Recovers Losses .The euro steadied Monday, trading little changed against the dollar after sliding to a 16-month low Friday, as the market tried to sort out the ramifications from Friday`s euro-zone sovereign-rating downgrades. - China Banks Name New Chairmen .Agricultural Bank of China said the banking regulator had approved the appointment of Jiang Chaoliang as its chairman. China Construction Bank appointed Wang Hongzhang as chairman and executive director. - Dr. Copper Gets a New Specialty .Copper and the U.S. stock market are telling opposite stories about the global economy. .