. >> the bundesbank is very optimistic for the future of the german economy. they raised their forecast for economic growth up to 3% for this year. maybe it was a little too early. as an export nation, germany is very dependent from other economies, especially the u.s. economy, which showed weakness today. jobless claims were rising and the leading indicators showed the u.s. economy has got a bumpy road ahead to recovery. it has not been only the u.s. economy that investors were worrying about. france caused worries because there are rumors that france could lose its aaa rating. france is not only a very important eu member state, but also the most important trading partner of germany. >> all the gloom for european shares closed in-territories. the blue-chip index closed down by almost 2% 6075. the eurozone up 50 pretty much down 2%. in new york, investors were stunned by the jobless claims data, down by almost 01 0.5%. the euro is also losing ground against the u.s. dollar, currently at $1.2819. german authorities have filed against noa bank. the institution