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By The numbers.
February 4, 2008... Week Ended February 1 Close Change % YTD% FTSE-100 Index 6,029.18 160.22 2.73 -6.62 DAX Index 6,968.67 151.93 2.23 -13.62 CAC-40 Index 4,978.06 99.94 2.05 -11.33 Swiss Market Index...

Eye on the market.
February 4, 2008... European markets weathered a torrent of volatility and uncertainty to end the week higher. In the background, all eyes were on the U.S. Federal Reserve, which lowered the federal funds rate by 50 bps to 3%. Official comments from the FOMC suggest a greater emphasis to promote economic growth...

Last week's top stories.
February 4, 2008... MONDAY Societe Generale's rating downgraded and 2008 pre-tax profit cut 50% by Citigroup. Fortis reported it will leave dividend policy unchanged and expects a net profit of 5 billion euros in fiscal 2007. Nokia announces plans to acquire Trolltech for 16 kroner a share in cash. ...

This week at a glance.
February 4, 2008... MONDAY Euro Zone * Producer Price Index (PPI) (December). Previously, producer prices increased by 4.1% year-on-year. TUESDAY Euro Zone * Retail Sales (January). Previously, retail sales declined by 1.4% year-on-year. Italy * Harmonized Index of Consumer...

By the numbers.
January 28, 2008... By The Numbers Week Ended January 25 Close Change % YTD% FTSE-100 Index 5,868.96 -32.74 -0.55 -9.11 DAX Index 6,816.74 -497.43 -6.80 -15.50 CAC-40 Index 4,878.12 -214.28 -4.21...