_Economy and Finance

http://www.4-traders.com/ Antofagasta plc : Chile Antofagasta CEO Predicts 2013 Copper Prices Similar to Those in 2012 10/31/2012| 07:46am US/Eastern SANTIAGO, Chile--Copper prices will likely remain relatively steady into the first half of 2013, the chief executive of Chilean copper miner Antofagasta PLC (ANTO.LN) said Wednesday.

http://www.efinancialnews.com/story/2012-10-26/winters-boutique-renshaw-bay-adds-to-talent-pool?ea9c8a2de0ee111045601ab04d673622 Winters’ boutique adds to talent pool Giles Turner 26 Oct 2012 Renshaw Bay, the investment boutique led by former JP Morgan banker Bill Winters, has made two more hires. The firm now has 16 registered employees – up from seven at the start of the year.

http://seekingalpha.com/article/950061-copper-price-forecast-where-is-this-supply-deficit Copper Price Forecast: Where Is This Supply Deficit? October 25, 2012 | includes: COPX, CU, JJC By Stuart Burns Copper has been characterized for the last couple of years as, at best, a market in balance and about to tip into deficit.

16 October 2012 PREI raises $805 million from institutional investors for its U.S. debt fund Firm expands global initiative in commercial real estate finance MADISON, N.J., October 16, 2012 - Prudential Real Estate Investors announced today that it has secured $805 million of discretionary capital for its Prudential U.S. Real Estate Debt Fund, bringing to more than $1.6 billion the amount PREI has raised so far from investors for its global debt strategy. PREI® is the real estate investment and advisory business of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU).

http://www.mining.com/ World's biggest copper mine to make inroads underground Marc Howe | October 12, 2012 The Chuquicamata mine in Chile – the world's largest open cut copper mine, will commence underground operations after nearly a century of open-cut production.

Developers eye Crossrail boom 11 October, 2011 | By Jack Sidders The development boom due to be ushered in by the £14.8 billion Crossrail project is gathering pace this week as plans for a 500,000 sq ft scheme around Tottenham Court Road are due to be submitted. http://www.cnplus.co.uk/developers-eye-crossrail-boom/8620983.article 2013-07-15

With solid quarterly results, the Frankfurt office space market heads toward the end of the year 9 Oct, 2012, Frankfurt • 342,000 sqm of office space leased by the end of September • Top lease rates stable • Vacancies continue light fall http://www.cushwake.com/