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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/FG6LAA/1O9YK0/4N3CUW/M9C43G/   Markets afternoon 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 ease after soft US data Japanese market slips back in spite of the country's strong economic data, while the euro remains pressured over concerns for the bloc's economy http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/XB56GN/UU4QGA/FKM7AY/HI6GZ6/W1/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=16   Gold hits four-week low on ETF selling Price of the precious metal falls to $1,369 as institutional investors liquidate their holdings, while ETF outflows total 236 tons http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/XB56GN/UU4QGA/FKM7AY/MJ2CW4/W1/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=16   Europe stocks play catch-up with US Shares in Europe's biggest companies, swept up by the risk rally and ECB's pledge to do 'whatever it takes' to save the euro, reach pre-crisis highs http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/XB56GN/UU4QGA/FKM7AY/1O9EPR/W1/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=16   QE debate risky for US Treasury market The yield on 10-year bonds has climbed nearly 40 basis points on better labour data and concern the Federal Reserve may reduce its bond buying http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/XB56GN/UU4QGA/FKM7AY/A51P6O/W1/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=16   Commodities weigh on Antipodean dollars Australian and New Zealand currencies lose 1% amid worries over falling commodity prices and expectations authorities will intervene http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/XB56GN/UU4QGA/FKM7AY/NRAVXX/W1/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/FG6LAA/XB56GN/UU4QGA/FKM7AY/WHDXJQ/W1/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/FG6LAA/XB56GN/UU4QGA/FKM7AY/B4LUO8/W1/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/FG6LAA/XB56GN/UU4QGA/FKM7AY/FDGH26/W1/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=16   EU settlement rules closer to agreement Officials are confident regulations opening €800tn market to competition will be finalised and passed into law by the end of the year http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/XB56GN/UU4QGA/FKM7AY/WHDXJY/W1/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=16   In depth - FT.com Austerity Europe Libor scandal Bank bonuses 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..