Europe Morning Headlines: Bernanke sees 2014 end for QE3, Asia joins sell-off ...

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/Z89W6U/1BD3HQ/D4L0IN/   Europe morning headlines Thursday June 20 2013 Financial Times - Europe 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/19JYUU/SUZXQ7/40S17Y/AMAFY1/871JQ1/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=20   Asia joins sell-off after Fed comments Ben Bernanke, Fed chairman, says US central bank could begin scaling back asset purchases later this year if the US economy continues to improve http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/SUZXQ7/40S17Y/AMAFY1/WHI57T/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=20   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/19JYUU/SUZXQ7/40S17Y/AMAFY1/Q34V0R/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=20   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/19JYUU/SUZXQ7/40S17Y/AMAFY1/20RYX1/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=20   Eurotunnel fees too high, rules Brussels Brussels Commission to tell UK and France, which oversee the operator of the Channel tunnel, that they are in breach of European regulations http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/SUZXQ7/40S17Y/AMAFY1/LSA8HK/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=20   Markets   Sprint falls after Dish sticks on offer Rising Treasury yields and rosy outlook from Fed hit defensive sectors, with telecoms, utilities, consumer staples and healthcare bearing the brunt http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/SUZXQ7/40S17Y/AMAFY1/Z89X5T/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=20   Dollar rises sharply after Fed comments Euro surrenders gains against dollar after US central bank made no changes to its bond-buying scheme and presented an optimistic economic outlook http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/SUZXQ7/40S17Y/AMAFY1/FD6135/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=20   Highbridge raises $3bn for direct lending Hedge fund is attempting to capitalise on the decline in traditional bank lending as regulation punishes banks for holding large and complex loan books http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/SUZXQ7/40S17Y/AMAFY1/MJZ6GR/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=20   World News   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/19JYUU/SUZXQ7/40S17Y/AMAFY1/NR7OGW/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=20   Brazilian states in U-turn to defuse protests Thousands of people in the city of Fortaleza protest at a football match in the Confederations Cup, the warm-up tournament for the World Cup http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/SUZXQ7/40S17Y/AMAFY1/FD61PI/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=20   Brazil's BBQ protesters turn up the heat The inability of earlier, more festive protests to bring about social change over the past couple of years has also encouraged Brazilians to take a more direct approach http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/SUZXQ7/40S17Y/AMAFY1/CWB3F5/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=20   Europe News   Erdogan promises Turks more prosperity The PM appealed to Turks' economic self-interest as he reeled off new five-year goals: increasing average income by more than 50 per cent to $16,000 http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/SUZXQ7/40S17Y/AMAFY1/XBE47Q/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=20   MEPs call for clause to limit US snooping European People's Party vows to reinstate measure known as article 42 to limit the US's ability to spy on the internet activity of European citizens http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/SUZXQ7/40S17Y/AMAFY1/ULD72F/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=20   Former French spy chief faces trial Move is latest development in series of legal actions that dog Nicolas Sarkozy and figures close to him during five-year term as French president http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/SUZXQ7/40S17Y/AMAFY1/VTYMAE/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=20   Berlusconi loses case in constitutional court Media mogul has repeated that legal battles will not influence his party's support for Letta coalition but court ruling likely to fan internal tensions http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/SUZXQ7/40S17Y/AMAFY1/JQVBTQ/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=20   Ireland scraps forest sell-off plan U-turn made as opposition to state sell-offs grows in the run-up to Ireland exiting financial bailout programme http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/SUZXQ7/40S17Y/AMAFY1/MJZ6B5/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=20   European Companies News   Commerzbank to cut 5,200 jobs by 2016 Agreement with labour representatives sees Germany's second-largest lender by assets move to improve its competitiveness in domestic market http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/SUZXQ7/40S17Y/AMAFY1/871JQ6/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=20   Air France in $7bn Airbus A350 deal Carrier confirms it would buy 25 of the jets, as it signs a memorandum of understanding with Rolls-Royce to buy its engines to power the aircrafts http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/SUZXQ7/40S17Y/AMAFY1/9MLR98/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=20   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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