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EU Plans $3.9 Billion Fund for Startups in ‘Valley of Death’The European Union is planning a 3.5 billion-euro ($3.9 billion) fund that will invest in early stage technology in an effort to increase the pipeline of innovations that might someday take on giants in the U.S. and China.The fund will seek to close that investment gap by providing equity and grant funding to early stage firms in so-called deep tech, such as manufacturing, biotechnology, health-tech and artificial intelligence, he said. It’s set to formally launch in 2021 and will be run by the European Innovation Council, though the final size could change depending on the outcome of budget talks with the bloc’s member states.The EU currently puts money into tech companies through grants from the commission and via the European Investment Fund, which invests venture capital firms but doesn’t have a mandate to take on a lot of risk.“We are hoping to make a big, big impact with this European Innovation Council,” Paquet said. “We are emulating indeed to an extent the positive features of traditional VCs.”
World's largest hedge fund Bridgewater reportedly has big bet on market crashBridgewater Associates, the world's largest hedge fund, reportedly has placed a $1.5 billion bet that could create a big windfall for the fund and its investors if the stock market were to plunge before the end of March. The bet, or hedge, has been made over the past few months and is focused on a drop in the S&P 500-stock index of the largest U.S.-based companies, according to the Wall Street Journal. The Bridgewater hedge could also pay off if European stocks crash and the U.S. market simply doesn't rise during the next four months, the news outlet said.
Londoners Are Taking to Canal Boats to Beat High Property CostsNarrowboats can be had for a fraction of the cost of a London flat. With sky-high apartment prices prompting more people to take to the water, canal life is now becoming more costly.
OK Boomer, Who’s Going to Buy Your 21 Million Homes? Baby boomers are getting ready to sell one quarter of America’s homes over the next two decades. The problem is many of these properties are in places where younger people no longer want to live.
With its belt and road projects, China risks falling into the biggest debt trap of all – Yasheng HuangCritics often claim China is using its massive Belt and Road Initiative as a form of coercive debt-trap diplomacy to exert control over the countries that join its transnational infrastructure investment scheme. This risk, as Deborah Brautigam of Johns Hopkins University recently noted, is often exaggerated by the media. In fact, the initiative may hold a different kind of risk — for China itself.(...)In particular, China may fall victim to the “obsolescing bargain model”, under which a foreign investor starts to lose bargaining power over time as it invests more in a host country. Infrastructure projects are a classic example, because they are bulky, bolted to the ground and have zero economic value if left incomplete.
Five Big Myths of China's Belt and Road Initiative
China – The Belt and Road Initiative – The Bridge that Spans the WorldGermany, the supposed economic leader of Europe, is mulling over the benefits and contras of participating in BRI. The German business community, like business throughout Europe, is strongly in favor of lifting US-imposed sanctions and reconnecting with the East, in particular with China and Russia. But official Berlin is still with one foot in the White House – and with the other trying to appease the German – and European – world of business. This balancing act is in the long run not sustainable and certainly not desirable. At present BRI is already actively involved in over 80 countries, including at least half of the EU members.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bridgewater-associates-ray-dalio-market-crash-prediction/CitarWorld's largest hedge fund Bridgewater reportedly has big bet on market crashBridgewater Associates, the world's largest hedge fund, reportedly has placed a $1.5 billion bet that could create a big windfall for the fund and its investors if the stock market were to plunge before the end of March. The bet, or hedge, has been made over the past few months and is focused on a drop in the S&P 500-stock index of the largest U.S.-based companies, according to the Wall Street Journal. The Bridgewater hedge could also pay off if European stocks crash and the U.S. market simply doesn't rise during the next four months, the news outlet said.
The Wall Street Journal wrote an article that said “Bridgewater Bets Big on Market Drop.” It’s wrong. I want to make clear that we don’t have any such net bet that the stock market will fall.We explained to Juliet Chung, the author of the article, that to convey us having a bearish view of the stock market would be misleading, but it was done anyway.I believe that we are now living in a world in which sensationalistic headlines are what many writers want above all else, even if the facts don’t square w/ the headlines. You can believe me or you can believe The WSJ writer. I hope you have come to know that you can believe me.
Alquilar un piso en Ciutat Vella cuesta el triple que hace 20 añosEl precio de un arrendamiento en Barcelona ha subido el doble que la renta per cápitaA partir de diversas fuentes oficiales, La Vanguardia ha analizado la evolución de los alquileres en la capital catalana y en los grandes municipios de su conurbación en el período comprendido entre los años 2000 y 2019. En este tiempo, y especialmente desde que estalló la última gran crisis, la tradicional hegemonía de la compraventa en el mercado de la vivienda ha dado paso a una preeminencia del alquiler que no es todavía mayor porque no hay oferta suficiente a un precio asequible. Para comprar un piso de unos 300.000 euros es necesario disponer de 100.000, un imposible para la mayoría de familiares.(...)Los precios en el conjunto de la ciudad han crecido un 134,3%, mucho, muchísimo más, que la renta familiar disponible per cápita de los barceloneses, que entre el 2000 y el 2017 (último dato disponible) lo ha hecho en un 62,7%.
España se 'japoniza': El nuevo Gobierno encara un largo periodo de bajo crecimientoLa economía entra en una nueva fase. Acostumbrada a crecer claramente por encima del 2% (salvo en recesión) se aproxima a un escenario de bajo crecimiento durante años
Los pisos se encarecen más de un 8% en seis capitalesHuesca se anota una subida del 19% interanual en el tercer trimestre, seguida de Ourense, Ciudad Real, Soria, Pamplona, Palma de Mallorca y Valencia. San Sebastián se consolida como la capital más cara.(...)"En un marco regulatorio estable, la evolución del mercado inmobiliario seguirá la tendencia ascendente de los últimos años, dado que los inversores institucionales siguen teniendo gran interés en el mercado español", coincide Eduard Mendiluce, CEO de Aliseda Inmobiliaria y Anticipa. Hay que considerar que la inversión se mueve también por otros parámetros, como la estabilidad, la seguridad jurídica, la confianza y no solo por los datos de rentabilidad. "Esto es muy importante de cara a la nueva legislatura que comenzamos", apunta Toribio. Aunque el nuevo Gobierno todavía no se ha conformado, el sector espera con impaciente cautela las medidas que podría proponer para el sector inmobiliario. "Consideramos que incrementar la presión regulatoria, especialmente sobre el mercado del alquiler residencial que está en una fase de crecimiento, no es la fórmula adecuada para afrontar los problemas de vivienda en España", apunta Mendiluce, para quien las nuevas medidas que ponga en marcha el Gobierno deben ir encaminadas a estimular la oferta
Las socimis, a la expectativa del nuevo gobierno “Es pronto para valorar el posible gobierno PSOE-UP hasta que no tengamos medidas concretas que afecten al sector. Esperamos que antes de tomar ninguna medida hagan un esfuerzo por conocer bien el vehículo y puedan analizar bien las consecuencias de cualquier cambio”, asegura Eduard Mercader, vicepresidente de Asocimi, una organización sectorial que agrupa a 30 de estas sociedades.
CaixaBank prevé que España incumpla el objetivo de déficit este año y que continúe en el 2% en 2020El servicio de estudios indica que la economía española se encuentra en “fase de desaceleración”, con crecimientos menores a los percibidos en los últimos años, una demanda interna más moderada y un entorno externo “más exigente”.Asimismo, señala que, tras crecer el PIB un 0,4% intertrimestral (2% interanual), los indicadores apuntan a que la expansión continuará a ritmo moderado, en un contexto en el que el sector industrial atraviesa un “mal período”, penalizado por el deterioro del entorno exterior, al caer un 0,3% en agosto, mientras que el sector servicios mantiene un “buen desempeño”, con “cierta erosión” por la debilidad del sector industrial.
La ocupación ilegal de viviendas crece un 58% en cinco años