Asia AM: Market bulls run into the sand, China data add urgen...

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/DHGUVV/6AN6GY/0SJ8ND/YHDR05/   Asia AM Friday May 24 2013 Financial Times - Asia homepage   Market bulls run into the sand Swing in sentiment marked the first significant interruption to what has been a prolonged period of rising stock markets since last November http://link.ft.com/r/DHGUVV/DX3G08/YHDR05/2OBZSC/WHD333/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=23   China data add urgency to stimulus calls Factory activity shrank for the first time in seven months, raising concerns of sluggish growth and adding to pressure on Beijing to act http://link.ft.com/r/DHGUVV/DX3G08/YHDR05/2OBZSC/LSVDDK/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=23   Japan slump tests faith in Abenomics run Nikkei dives 7%, the steepest fall since the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in the first setback to Abe's drive to reflate third-largest economy http://link.ft.com/r/DHGUVV/DX3G08/YHDR05/2OBZSC/52F86V/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=23   Chinese banks barred from sponsoring IPOs The China Securities Regulatory Commission suspends three brokerages from handling any IPO business as it seeks to clean up the market http://link.ft.com/r/DHGUVV/DX3G08/YHDR05/2OBZSC/SU4JJE/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=23   Google faces fresh inquiry from FTC The regulators are probing areas of the display advertising market where Google has had a leading presence since its acquisition of display company DoubleClick in 2007 http://link.ft.com/r/DHGUVV/DX3G08/YHDR05/2OBZSC/XBYPPJ/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=23   P&G brings back veteran Lafley as chief Procter & Gamble's embattled chief executive Bob McDonald is stepping down and will be replaced by his predecessor AG Lafley after a period of weak performance http://link.ft.com/r/DHGUVV/DX3G08/YHDR05/2OBZSC/7Z3OO0/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=23   Bangladesh factory probe finds 'violations' A Bangladeshi government investigation committee finds poor building construction at fault for deaths of hundreds of garment factory workers http://link.ft.com/r/DHGUVV/DX3G08/YHDR05/2OBZSC/DXHZZ2/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=23   Chinese solar industry seeks tariff deals Panel makers seek settlements with the EU and US to avoid steep charges that they claim penalise operations as they struggle with losses http://link.ft.com/r/DHGUVV/DX3G08/YHDR05/2OBZSC/52F860/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=23   Obama rewrites rules for drone strikes Fresh regulations come in ahead of US president's speech on legal, moral and political considerations behind use of machines http://link.ft.com/r/DHGUVV/DX3G08/YHDR05/2OBZSC/HI644C/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=23   Twitter lures advertisers with ad tracker Group will attempt to capitalise on the trend of people visiting social networking sites and using mobile devices while watching television http://link.ft.com/r/DHGUVV/DX3G08/YHDR05/2OBZSC/52F88H/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=23   Financial Times - US homepage   EU rushes out tax transparency law Big companies' tax affairs in Europe are to be opened up to greater public scrutiny with the EU rushing out a law to reveal profits and taxes http://link.ft.com/r/DHGUVV/DX3G08/YHDR05/2OBZSC/PN7QQ7/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=23   Spain's banks face €10bn more provisions More than €200bn of loans rolled over before they expired – often because corporate borrowers would be unable to repay on time and in full, says recent data http://link.ft.com/r/DHGUVV/DX3G08/YHDR05/2OBZSC/4VRGG6/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=23   Obama struggles to lift cloud over detainees More than a decade since it was set up after 9/11 to house alleged terrorists, Guantánamo Bay still casts a shadow over US counter-terrorism policy http://link.ft.com/r/DHGUVV/DX3G08/YHDR05/2OBZSC/IEOWXY/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=23   MI5 faces inquiry into intelligence on suspects Parliamentary inquiry prompted into how MI5 handled intelligence material relating to the two men being held over London attack http://link.ft.com/r/DHGUVV/DX3G08/YHDR05/2OBZSC/K9CKK0/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=23   ISS settles SEC suit over information leaks The employee accessed a confidential database from home and work and used his personal email to send voting details to the proxy solicitor, according to the SEC http://link.ft.com/r/DHGUVV/DX3G08/YHDR05/2OBZSC/FDGMM6/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=23   Goldman reforms focus on customers Bankers' pay and bonuses will also be more closely linked with their ability to protect the bank's reputation, Goldman says in a new report http://link.ft.com/r/DHGUVV/DX3G08/YHDR05/2OBZSC/MJ2YY5/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=23   Financial Times - UK Homepage   The day UK had six hours' gas left Low storage levels and persistent cold weather were to blame, says senior energy official, while one power supplier warns of higher bills to come http://link.ft.com/r/DHGUVV/DX3G08/YHDR05/2OBZSC/CWTAA8/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=23   Draghi calls for 'more European UK' Unease in continental Europe about the damaging effects to the bloc as a whole that might arise from a British exit from the EU http://link.ft.com/r/DHGUVV/DX3G08/YHDR05/2OBZSC/YGIUUE/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=23   Dispute brews up over German shale search Merkel faces headache from iconic German industry as she draws up framework to allow hydraulic fracturing to explore for energy supplies in Europe's biggest economy http://link.ft.com/r/DHGUVV/DX3G08/YHDR05/2OBZSC/SU4JJM/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=23   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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