Asia Morning Headlines: Bernanke vows no retreat on easing policy, GSK execu...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Thursday July 18 2013     Financial Times - Asia homepage   Bernanke vows no retreat on easing policy   Fed chairman repeats intention to slow asset purchases later this year if economy stays strong, but also tries to show Fed is not backing away from easy monetary policy       GSK executive banned from leaving China     IMF urges China to implement reforms     Stocks bounce on Bernanke comments     Intel revenues hit by PC slump     IBM lifts outlook after beating forecasts     Wall Street tests readiness for pandemic     Peltz urges PepsiCo to buy Mondelez     Thai farm subsidy creates rice mountain     Europe and Asia continue to hamper Ebay         World News   Italian PM faces revolt over deportations   Italy's prime minister is facing a growing revolt from within his centre-left party over the crisis surrounding the deportations of a Kazakh family       Lew urges Congress to back bank reforms     NSA snooping far wider than known     Greece agrees deal to reform civil service     Polish opposition revival sparks EU concerns   Markets   Gold mining stocks hit as price falls   Gold industry investors brace for an uncomfortable results season as miners reveal the impact of falling gold prices – writedowns could exceed $20bn       US refiners process most crude since 2005     Fed's jobs focus will drive shares higher     Euro strength defies the bears     Investors return to junk bonds in numbers   Asia & Pacific News   Cuba claims arms seized on N Korean ship   Panamanian authorities discover shipment of weapons on a North Korean-flagged ship that Havana says was carrying sugar and arms for repair to North Korea       Talks to cut tariffs on electronics stall     S Korea asks US to review forces handover     A strong leader in Japan is not a minus     Environment damage costing India billions   Asia-Pacific Companies News   Billabong: stagnating   The ailing surfwear group may be happy to have secured expensive refinancing, but there is little else for it to be optimistic about       India private banks suffer after RBI move         Please send us your feedback about this email   follow us on:                     Tools: Your account | Portfolio | Email Briefings | Price alerts | Keyword alerts | RSS feeds | Subscribe to FT.com   Email: Change Briefings | Unsubscribe | Change Email Address | Forward this email to a friend | Privacy Policy | About Us | Help   © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. This email was sent by a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723.