Asia AM: US funds left bruised by heavy bond losses, White Ho...

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/19JYUU/IE0TW2/6PU2TS/GKB29U/   Asia AM Tuesday June 04 2013 Financial Times - Asia homepage   US funds left bruised by heavy bond losses US funds investing in higher-rated bonds with average maturities of under 10 years lost an average 1.8% in May, the worst performance since 2008 http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/PNC651/V1W98Z/L9YZT3/SUWANU/36/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=3   White House unveils new Iran sanctions The new measures – the ninth set of sanctions the Obama administration has imposed – include wide-ranging prohibitions on Iran's autos sector http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/PNC651/V1W98Z/L9YZT3/GY6LXQ/36/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=3   US regulators name groups for more supervision Process has sparked arguments over whether the increased US government oversight is a 'badge of honour' or a 'scarlet letter' for a designated company http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/PNC651/V1W98Z/L9YZT3/LS28E3/36/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=3   ECB shuns 'big bazooka' to boost lending A review suggests the blockage in lending remains weakened bank balance sheets which would not warrant direct intervention in the SME borrowing process http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/PNC651/V1W98Z/L9YZT3/52NQ0M/36/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=3   French minister accuses Amazon of dumping Attack on Amazon comes despite establishment in France by company of big distribution centres, the most recent of which opened a year ago http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/PNC651/V1W98Z/L9YZT3/1OSKBT/36/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=3   Erdogan blames extremists as stocks fall The sell-off accelerated as the PM accused protesters of walking 'arm-in-arm with terrorism' and the Republican People's party of an 'active' role in the unrest http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/PNC651/V1W98Z/L9YZT3/DXB3M7/36/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=3   China plans multimillion Ethiopia investment Huajian has signed an agreement with a private equity fund owned by China Development Bank to invest jointly $2bn over 10 years in manufacturing clusters http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/PNC651/V1W98Z/L9YZT3/52NQ00/36/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=3   Apple denies charges over ebook prices Tech group says charges brought by Department of Justice's lawsuit last year were wrong and did not accurately represent Apple's business practices http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/PNC651/V1W98Z/L9YZT3/ULK7PH/36/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=3   Intel given big break in mobile challenge Samsung will use an Intel processor for the first time in its tablet computers, boosting US chipmaker's efforts to push into mobile devices market http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/PNC651/V1W98Z/L9YZT3/NRZO91/36/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=3   Secrecy surrounds start of WikiLeaks trial The trial of Bradley Manning, 25, is the most high-profile military court hearing in decades given his role in the biggest ever leak of classified information to the media http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/PNC651/V1W98Z/L9YZT3/3CRY88/36/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=3   Financial Times - US homepage   Zynga to cut jobs as games underperform Company grew quickly as it became biggest games publisher on Facebook, but has been retrenching over the past year as new titles have disappointed http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/PNC651/V1W98Z/L9YZT3/EKGP5Z/36/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=3   Financial Times - UK Homepage   Whitehall needs business lesson, says Browne Review assessing role of departmental non-execs to say central government still lacks rigorous financial management and needs integrated purchasing http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/PNC651/V1W98Z/L9YZT3/A5LFZI/36/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=3   Brussels bank plans clash with Berlin Commission proposals to give itself powers to shut down lenders largely ignore German legal and political concerns and objections to centralisation http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/PNC651/V1W98Z/L9YZT3/HIOTKE/36/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=3   UK shale Eldorado – just off the M62 The hope is that by exploiting its shale gas potential, the UK can revive its domestic oil and gas industry – or at least slow the decline http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/PNC651/V1W98Z/L9YZT3/XBI4LH/36/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=3   Labour shows it is starting to look ahead The opposition deserves to be heard on the economy as the party believes it might win the election in 2015 and needs a programme for government http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/PNC651/V1W98Z/L9YZT3/GY6LXK/36/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=3   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..