Asia AM: Bernanke sees 2014 end for QE3, Treasuries tumble on...

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/OZMCDD/CWBNXN/2RFOPI/RN7YTC/   Asia AM Thursday June 20 2013 Financial Times - Asia homepage   Bernanke sees 2014 end for QE3 Chairman says the Fed may slow its pace of asset purchases this year, assuming its expectations for an improved economic outlook hold true http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/LS6VMK/PRAK1O/WTUMQ1/IECTS7/SN/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   Treasuries tumble on Bernanke comments US bonds and equities fall sharply after the Federal Reserve says it could start tapering its asset purchases this year if the economy continues to improve http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/LS6VMK/PRAK1O/WTUMQ1/VTY78H/SN/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   US eyes prosecution of foreign cyber thieves Any charges would mark an escalation in the US response to what it has said is a growing number of attacks by foreign hackers on US businesses and government http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/LS6VMK/PRAK1O/WTUMQ1/7ZU956/SN/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   Brazilian states in U-turn to defuse protests Thousands of people in the city of Fortaleza protested at a football match in the Confederations Cup, the warm-up tournament for the World Cup http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/LS6VMK/PRAK1O/WTUMQ1/ULDZGO/SN/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   Microsoft to scrap Xbox One restrictions Ahead of the One's launch in the fourth quarter, the core audience has been antagonised by proposed restrictions and the emphasis on entertainment http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/LS6VMK/PRAK1O/WTUMQ1/Q34CLN/SN/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   China cash crunch deepens as PBOC stalls A battle of wills is developing between China's central bank and some of the country's lenders as short-term interbank rates hit new record highs http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/LS6VMK/PRAK1O/WTUMQ1/3CFYZ7/SN/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   Japan exports data offer boost to Abe Exports rose 10.1% in the year to May as weak yen and moderate rise in global demand add to nation's stimulus policies designed to revive economy http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/LS6VMK/PRAK1O/WTUMQ1/LSAGNF/SN/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   Obama ready to cut US nuclear weapons US president uses the occasion of his first official visit to Berlin to call for a push on disarmament and a new global combat on climate change http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/LS6VMK/PRAK1O/WTUMQ1/FD6UEA/SN/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   Indonesian fires fuel Singapore pollution Forest fires on the Indonesian island of Sumatra send pollution in neighbouring Singapore soaring to the highest level in 16 years http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/LS6VMK/PRAK1O/WTUMQ1/ULDZGU/SN/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   Apple ebook court case nears final chapter Apple points to figures that show that price for ebooks in the 'relevant market' of best sellers and new releases fell http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/LS6VMK/PRAK1O/WTUMQ1/B4HFDD/SN/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   Financial Times - US homepage   ABN Amro broker to settle CFTC charges Shortfall of customer accounts worth tens of millions of dollars to revive questions about the security of clients' assets in futures markets http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/LS6VMK/PRAK1O/WTUMQ1/20RDA7/SN/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   NBA viewers a touch down on football Audiences for broadcasts of Finals games are about half what they were in 1998 broadcast between the Chicago Bulls and the Utah Jazz http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/LS6VMK/PRAK1O/WTUMQ1/DXG3YM/SN/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   America's shameful shakedown of BP Gulf settlement should be fair rather than the exercise in extortion that stretches unduly the interpretation of what constitutes a valid claim http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/LS6VMK/PRAK1O/WTUMQ1/XBE5O8/SN/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   UK Homepage   Osborne looks at 'bad bank' for RBS Chancellor tells Mansion House the Treasury 'actively considering' how to start sale of Lloyds, while more radical restructuring may be needed at RBS http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/LS6VMK/PRAK1O/WTUMQ1/1OJKVH/SN/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   PRA identifies £26bn bank capital holes UK regulator is poised to reveal a £26bn capital holes at the country's lenders, with 90% of the total accounted for by RBS, Lloyds and Barclays http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/LS6VMK/PRAK1O/WTUMQ1/VTY7GN/SN/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   UK widens scrutiny of hedge funds Financial regulator is to examine activities of US funds with operations in the UK and vet senior appointments with 'significant influence functions' http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/LS6VMK/PRAK1O/WTUMQ1/DXG3Y2/SN/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   Dolce and Gabbana guilty of tax evasion Two Italian fashion designers have been handed suspended sentences and a nearly €500m fine by a court in Milan for evading taxes http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/LS6VMK/PRAK1O/WTUMQ1/RPWVTP/SN/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   Switzerland shoots down US tax deal Rejection raises possibility the US will take more action against Swiss banks – an outcome the government and financial sector are desperate to avoid http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/LS6VMK/PRAK1O/WTUMQ1/LSAGNE/SN/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   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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