Strong market was registered in the logistics and industrial properties in Europe

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In the first quarter of 2013 reported a strong market for logistics and industrial properties in Europe. These data show the investment manager Realfgis Real Estate. The analysis shows that during the reference period were invested over 1.2 billion. This is almost 50% of the total money for the entire 2013
The interest of foreign investors is focused on proven markets in Germany. Most preferred are the regions of Berlin, Hamburg, Frankfurt , Cologne, Leipzig and Stuttgart. 20% increased the total volume of foreign investment in logistics

Chinese mines incentives begin to expand

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Chinese mines incentives starting to pay off and turn it more , writes Bloomberg.

Measures of the Chinese central bank , aiming to support faltering economic growth of the country , including loans to low-income households " are becoming a significant factor ," said economists from Japanese financial holding company Nomura Holdings.

Financial institution UBS join this definition , commenting that the government has gradually strengthened its program of mini incentives in recent months and the central bank " is quietly eased liquidity conditions ."

The ruling Communist Party is trying to revitalize China's economy not to repeat the mistakes of 2008, when poured incentives to $ 586 billion , which caused the accumulation of record-high debt and inflated property bubbles across the country. Prime Minister Li Keqiang of the country called on local authorities to promote the strengthening of the extension of incentives in an attempt to ensure the implementation of the government's goal of economic growth of about 7.5 %.

Wall Street e red after a series of economic data

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Shares of the New York Stock Exchange began trading on Wednesday after a series of falls data for the U.S. economy, presented earlier in the day overseas .

The blue -chip Dow Jones erased 0.14% to 16 698.26 points. Technological Nasdaq Composite lost 0.05 percent to 4 231.95 points, while the broader benchmark S & P 500 goes down by 0.10% to 1 922.32 points.

The growth rate of the U.S. trade deficit climbed two-year high of 6.9 percent in April , according to recent data from the U.S. Commerce Department . The main reason for the increase in the liabilities of the trade balance was a record high imports of automobiles, mobile phones, computers and communication equipment .

The deficit rose to 47.2 billion dollars from 44.2 billion revised up in April. Forecasts were for a decline to 41 billion dollars. Imports increased by 1.2 % to a record 240.6 billion dollars, while exports declined by 0.2% to 193.3 billion dollars.

At the same time productivity in the country fell by an unprecedented six-year decline of 3.2% yoy in the first quarter. Workers have spent more time to produce less output amid unusually bad weather , government data show .

Bad news for the U.S. economy continued after it became clear that hiring new employees in the private sector slowed in May , according to Automatic Data Processing (ADP). Jobs created were 179,000 amid forecasts for 210 000 and 215 000 registered in April.

Earlier in the day to the consulting firm CoreLogic showed that house prices in the U.S. rose by 10.5 % in April compared to April last year compared to the previous month of March did the growth was 2.1% .

Price increases nationwide account for 26th consecutive month. Excluding sales of distressed properties , the increase in house prices in the U.S. in April compared to April last year was 8.3 %, while compared to March - 1.1% .

"The market continues to suffer because of a shortage of stocks of homes for sale , it will continue to support prices in the coming year ," said Anand Nalatambi , president and CEO of CoreLogic.

Capitalisation of FuelCell Energy declined by 13.44 percent after the maker of power plants with fuel cells reported a greater than expected loss in the second quarter .

Shares of Protective Life rose by 17.99 percent, after the insurance company was acquired by the Japanese Dai-Ichi Life Insurance in the amount of 5.7 billion dollars.

Later in the day market participants expect the publication of the Beige Book of the Federal Reserve . In tomorrow again is the key meeting of European Central Bank, which is expected to give a new direction of monetary policy on the continent.

Does the Fed repeated the mistakes of 1936-1937?

Perhaps the time was ripe to ask how this major expansion of the monetary base in the U.S., which has continued for more than five years , will end. The story of the last great American currency experiment called friends for ears name " quantitative easing " , dates from the period 1934-1937 , as opposed to the beginning , the end , however, it is not particularly pleasant .

In the fall of 1937 , the largest stock market in the world - one in New York, crashes , aided by the advent of the U.S. economy in the notorious Ruzveltska recession. Devising his major work " A Monetary History of the United States, 1867-1960 ," economists Anna Schwartz and Milton Friedman are many defects in attempted then state intervention in the market. Years later, the Federal Reserve openly admits his mistakes , saying he had learned his lesson. Obviously , however, this is not true , says expert analysis from Mises Institute Brandon Brown.

generation of unplanned crisis between the West and Russia , President Barack Obama presented a security plan for Eastern Europe totaling $ 1 billion ( 735 million).

With the "Initiative for reinsurance of Europe" to be funded additional land , air and naval forces " new allies " in Eastern Europe, Obama announced in Warsaw on Tuesday , cited by AFP. Meanwhile Obama urged NATO allies in Europe to increase spending its defense .

The plan is expected to encourage and opportunities for cooperation with non-NATO countries such as Ukraine , Georgia and Moldova , as well as to strengthen their defense forces , said in a White House statement .

In the Polish capital , Obama assured the countries of Eastern Europe that the U.S. will support them in the raging crisis because of the uncertain situation in Ukraine . The obligation to ensure the security of Poland and other U.S. allies in Eastern and Central Europe is " the cornerstone of our own safety" and " untouchable obligation ," Obama said .

"This is a commitment that is particularly important at this time ," Obama said , facing a number of American and Polish F-16 fighters of the Warsaw military airport , where a briefing.

U.S. President urged Russia to influence the pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine to stop the uprising against the government in the capital Kiev.

Japanese mobile app Line, a competitor of WhatsApp and one of the leaders in the industry for short messages online , is considering the implementation of an IPO (Initial public offering - IPO) in the fall. In carrying out its IPO in Tokyo company could be valued at over $ 1 trillion . Japanese yen ( approximately 7.2 billion), reported The Wall Street Journal.

Already quite popular messaging application that is available in some European online stores for applications, such as the Apple or Google, there are over 400 million users, of which 175 million are active users per month, analysts at BNP Paribas. U.S. concern Whatsapp has about 500 million monthly active users , and much smaller is Asian competitors from Korea - Kakao, has 140 million users.

What separates Line from its competitors so far is the fact that it has succeeded reported better results . Last year - in its second full year of existence , the company generated sales of 51.8 billion yen ( 505.8 million dollars). In comparison, sales of WhatsApp were $ 20 million .

European stocks posted declines on Tuesday after data for euro area inflation disappointed the market ahead of the monthly meeting of the European Central Bank ( ECB).

European stocks posted declines on Tuesday after data for euro area inflation disappointed the market ahead of the monthly meeting of the European Central Bank ( ECB).

The pan-European Euro Stoxx 600 index fell 0.50 % to 343.36 points. Declines were recorded on the stock exchanges in London , Frankfurt, Paris and Madrid.

Britain's FTSE 100 erased 0.47% to 6 832.01 points. The German DAX lost 0.24 percent to 9 926.24 points, while the French CAC 40 slid 0.25 percent to 4 504.56 points. In Spain you IBEX 35 closed the session with a retreat of 0.47 % to 10,777 points.

Investors remain focused on the big macroeconomic event of the week - the meeting of the Executive Board of the ECB on Thursday passed CNBC. Many economists expect President Mario Draghi to announce new measures to stimulate the economy on the continent , the main question is exactly what they will be. In the broad list of assumptions fall further lowering interest rates , a new portion cheap loans to banks and even the purchase of assets by the example of the Bank of Japan and the U.S. Federal Reserve .

Presented earlier in the day data showed that inflation in the eurozone remained in " danger zone " of less than 1 percent . The consumer price index for May is increased by 0.5% yoy. In April Meter accelerate by 0.7 % after rising 0.5 percent in March. Analysts had expected the index to account for slightly stronger growth of 0.6 percent last month.

The harmonized index excluding prices of alcohol, tobacco , food and energy yield to an increase of 0.7 % compared with an increase of 1 percent in April. The market consensus bet on expansion of 0.8 percent .

While the unemployment rate in the European Union ( EU) and the euro area declined by 0,1 percentage points - to 10.4 %, and 11.7% . Eurostat estimates the total number of unemployed in the EU exceeded 25.47 million, of which more than 18.75 million are citizens of the euro area. Compared to March, the number of unemployed declined by 151,000 people in the EU and 76 000 - in the eurozone. Compared to April last year did the drop was nearly 1.17 million people and 487 000.

Austria, Germany and Luxembourg remain the countries with the lowest unemployment rates in the EU - 4.9%, respectively , 5.2% and 6.1 %. Greece and Spain are at the other end with an unemployment rate of 26.5% and respectively 25.1% . The data for our southern neighbor is in February .

British manufacturer Wolseley was the only major company to submit financial results in Europe on Tuesday. The company reported a slight increase in profit for the third fiscal quarter , which expanded its capitalization by 1.63 per cent.

he last officially known American POW is released. Over the weekend , U.S. Sergeant Bow Bergdal was replaced against five Taliban prisoners. The surprise deal was preceded by lengthy secret negotiations . They started three years ago and led to the release on Saturday of the American soldier. Washington is already hotly debated whether the U.S. is able to discuss your enemies such agreements , wrote in his analysis of The Wall Street Journal.

The absolute joy of release Bergdal after five years in captivity, the Taliban did not last long . Above all, American lawmakers rose loud howl. They complain that the agreement was concluded without the knowledge or consent of the U.S. Congress. Especially from the Republican camp on Sunday was heard accusations that this agreement now at risk are not at all U.S. troops abroad.

Agreement had to be kept secret , however , protect by representatives of the U.S. government . If it was leaked , the entire exchange would be jeopardized . Furthermore, the risk has been exposed to the safe return of captive American. " We had to get him out of there - mainly to save his life " , said on Sunday the U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel .

"We have not even talked to Beau ," said Bob Bergdal 's father released on Sunday in front of the leading national TV the United States. " There's a reason . Since Beau was missing for so long , it will be very difficult to return ." His son was flown to Germany on Sunday. It will be studied in a U.S. military hospital in Landstuhl , Rhineland -Palatinate, where they were treated and Bulgarian military after the attack on the base in Kandahar . " This will be a long process ," said the father.

Sergeant Bergdal due to release his tireless struggle busy with his case negotiator . For three years diplomats have tried to bring the warring parties in Afghanistan to the negotiating table. This is clear from interviews with representatives of the U.S. Government , Department of Defense and intelligence agencies, some of whom were directly involved in the negotiations. Based on the conversations can be recreated course of events culminating in the exchange of prisoners over the weekend.

The purpose of reconciliation has not been specified in the discussion from the outset. However , the

exchange of Bergdal with five Afghan Taliban , which have been transmitted to the intermediary Qatar , nourishes hope in Washington that the U.S. and the Taliban could one day bring their positions closer .