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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/9ULF66/87PRSP/H0CY2A/FXHVQP/   Markets morning briefing Thursday May 16 2013 How useful are FT email briefings to you and what can we do to improve them? Take our short survey Markets   Shares mixed as Nikkei slips Japanese market slips back in spite of the country's strong economic data, while the euro remains weak over concerns for the bloc's economy http://link.ft.com/r/9ULF66/HILQLY/S3MIHV/PFQEHW/3CJ9IB/VU/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=16   CFTC probe provokes bafflement and anger US commodity market watchdog wants energy and metals traders to prove their over-the-counter trades are not futures contracts masquerading as swaps http://link.ft.com/r/9ULF66/HILQLY/S3MIHV/PFQEHW/RP57AN/VU/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=16   China's companies spurn dividends directive Just 60% of its biggest listed companies pay a 30% dividend as required by the Shanghai Stock Exchange, a blow to efforts to entice long-term investors http://link.ft.com/r/9ULF66/HILQLY/S3MIHV/PFQEHW/LSV06E/VU/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=16   Aviva shares boosted by Asian growth Insurer leads FTSE 100 to highest level since October 2007, with defensive sectors such as telecoms and food retailers leading the way http://link.ft.com/r/9ULF66/HILQLY/S3MIHV/PFQEHW/1O9EDH/VU/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=16   US seizes accounts of Bitcoin exchange US court orders have frozen two accounts used by Mt Gox, the home for over half of all trades between Bitcoin and government-backed currencies http://link.ft.com/r/9ULF66/HILQLY/S3MIHV/PFQEHW/52FJQO/VU/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=16   In depth - FT.com Austerity Europe Libor scandal Bank bonuses Video Markets Investors' dash for trash Wall Street traders are calling them “the bonds formerly known as high yield”. FT markets reporter Stephen Foley goes behind the rally in junk bonds and asks why fixed-income investors are taking on more risk for less reward. 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. FT.com Change Briefings  •   Unsubscribe  •   Change Email Address  •   Forward this email to a friend  •   Privacy Policy  •   About Us  •   Help This email was sent by or on behalf of a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723..