Asia AM: Fed keeps its foot on stimulus pedal, Obama warns Sy...

If this email is not displayed correctly, please click on the following link or open your browser and paste the link into the address field: http://view.ed4.net/v/YIQXNN/1OIZWX/XEQHJW/LQ05NB/   Asia AM Thursday March 21 2013 Financial Times - Asia homepage   Fed keeps its foot on stimulus pedal The rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee made only slight upgrades to its assessment of the US economy and would keep buying assets for now http://link.ft.com/r/YIQXNN/A5EV6T/3O9UZD/II5YTZ/20E7XT/28/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=20   Obama warns Syria on chemical weapons The US president is making his first trip to Israel since taking office as part of a Middle East tour, despite having to face widespread scepticism http://link.ft.com/r/YIQXNN/A5EV6T/3O9UZD/II5YTZ/3CQMKU/28/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=20   US immigration reform draws 3,000 lobbyists Tens of millions of dollars have been spent by 656 clients, including private prisons companies with the most to lose from reform, during past 5 years http://link.ft.com/r/YIQXNN/A5EV6T/3O9UZD/II5YTZ/SU7GVL/28/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=20   UK cuts taxes to revive stagnant economy Finance minister George Osborne tweaks Bank of England's remit in the hope that more 'monetary activism' would help spur economic recovery http://link.ft.com/r/YIQXNN/A5EV6T/3O9UZD/II5YTZ/RPZB0I/28/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=20   HP board survives investor protest vote Institutional Shareholder Services, a proxy advisory firm, had urged shareholders to remove Ray Lane over the controversial acquisition of Autonomy http://link.ft.com/r/YIQXNN/A5EV6T/3O9UZD/II5YTZ/JQ8NLD/28/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=20   Cyprus crisis: The four scenarios The island's parliament has rejected the proposed bailout plan but its options for getting its banking system back on its feet are limited http://link.ft.com/r/YIQXNN/A5EV6T/3O9UZD/II5YTZ/9MNDSK/28/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=20   Chinese premier pressed on cyber spying Newly appointed US Treasury secretary Jack Lew tackles the issue at a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during a visit to Beijing http://link.ft.com/r/YIQXNN/A5EV6T/3O9UZD/II5YTZ/IEGF1X/28/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=20   Suntech unit declared bankrupt Company that was until recently the world's largest producer of solar panels becomes the first big Chinese group in the sector to enter insolvency http://link.ft.com/r/YIQXNN/A5EV6T/3O9UZD/II5YTZ/DX1QNQ/28/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=20   BP stays out of bidding for gulf drilling Oil group decides not to enter auction due to uncertainty over length of US government ban imposed over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster http://link.ft.com/r/YIQXNN/A5EV6T/3O9UZD/II5YTZ/6AJWEC/28/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=20   Weak software and cloud sales hit Oracle The company's weak earnings come as a blow to investors who were hoping that corporate technology spending was returning to growth http://link.ft.com/r/YIQXNN/A5EV6T/3O9UZD/II5YTZ/HIBR1I/28/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=20   Financial Times - US homepage   Energy groups address US fracking fears Alliance between industry and environmental groups seeks to address public concerns about the controversial method of extraction of shale gas and oil http://link.ft.com/r/YIQXNN/A5EV6T/3O9UZD/II5YTZ/20E7KM/28/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=20   Financial Times - UK Homepage   Grim data take shine off growth message Grim economic news sees chancellor once again revising down growth forecasts and having to borrow more than previously outlined http://link.ft.com/r/YIQXNN/A5EV6T/3O9UZD/II5YTZ/NRC18J/28/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=20   BoE remit expands options for activism Updated remit calls for BoE to consider using 'explicit forward guidance', whereby central banks pledge to keep interest rates low for specified period http://link.ft.com/r/YIQXNN/A5EV6T/3O9UZD/II5YTZ/T1M8VS/28/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=20   Property moves seen as a 'game-changer' Analysts warn'Help to Buy' stimulus scheme could trigger a sudden rise in house prices http://link.ft.com/r/YIQXNN/A5EV6T/3O9UZD/II5YTZ/OFVL8E/28/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=20   Shrewd politics hides brutal economics Chancellor cannot disguise the fact outcomes for economic activity and public finances are drifting further from expectations, writes Martin Wolf http://link.ft.com/r/YIQXNN/A5EV6T/3O9UZD/II5YTZ/IEGF1M/28/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=20   Osborne bids to help homebuyers 'Help to Buy' consists of two schemes designed to improve mortgage availability for borrowers with small deposits http://link.ft.com/r/YIQXNN/A5EV6T/3O9UZD/II5YTZ/PN2TO3/28/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=20   Medvedev lambasts EU over Cyprus levy The Russian prime minister compared the bailout plan to Soviet-style expropriations and said the union had acted like an 'elephant in a china shop' http://link.ft.com/r/YIQXNN/A5EV6T/3O9UZD/II5YTZ/GYHJUQ/28/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=20   Buoyant Foxtons in talks to go public Owner BC Partners set to double equity investment as appetite for property companies undergoes resurgence http://link.ft.com/r/YIQXNN/A5EV6T/3O9UZD/II5YTZ/YGKV50/28/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=20   Barclays' Ricci cashes in £18m in shares UK bank's head of investment banking sells 5.7bn shares awarded as bonuses, which were deferred as part of long-term incentive plans http://link.ft.com/r/YIQXNN/A5EV6T/3O9UZD/II5YTZ/MJ0UG9/28/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=20   Tools Your account    Portfolio Email Briefings    Price alerts Keyword alerts    RSS feeds Subscribe to FT.com     © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 ABOUT THIS EMAIL You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. 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