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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/CTBPCC/MJZL6C/RWX3D8/KEOMFH/   Markets afternoon briefing Wednesday June 19 2013 Markets   Investors play safe ahead of Fed meeting Equities edge lower and the dollar and high-grade government bonds have climbed as investors make their positions as secure as possible http://link.ft.com/r/CTBPCC/87RPW4/OJ2XU6/R3RV3C/K92HX1/AZ/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   Japanese patient needs stronger medicine The problem remains yen strength, not weakness. In other words, the markets are questioning whether the Bank of Japan has done enough http://link.ft.com/r/CTBPCC/87RPW4/OJ2XU6/R3RV3C/ULDARV/AZ/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   US mortgage rate jump cools demand The overall index of mortgage application activity, comprising refinancing and home purchase demand, dropped 3.3 per cent http://link.ft.com/r/CTBPCC/87RPW4/OJ2XU6/R3RV3C/RPWC90/AZ/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   China fund to invest in US property GF Fund Management is launching a fund next month that aims to match the performance of the MSCI US real estate investment trust index http://link.ft.com/r/CTBPCC/87RPW4/OJ2XU6/R3RV3C/B4HRVE/AZ/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   'New News Corp' makes muted debut Shares of publishing company fall 3 per cent, valuing the newspaper-focused business at A$8.3bn (US$7.9bn), following split of Rupert Murdoch's group http://link.ft.com/r/CTBPCC/87RPW4/OJ2XU6/R3RV3C/A5TJCD/AZ/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   Dollar trades sideways ahead of Fed call The dollar trades flat as investors await the outcome of the Federal Reserve's two-day meeting http://link.ft.com/r/CTBPCC/87RPW4/OJ2XU6/R3RV3C/YGQ5PA/AZ/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   Miners help limit FTSE 100 losses Without demand for beaten-down looking valuations for metals stocks, the losses on London's main equities index would have been significantly wider http://link.ft.com/r/CTBPCC/87RPW4/OJ2XU6/R3RV3C/LSABKP/AZ/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   In depth - FT.com Austerity Europe Libor scandal Great tax race 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..