Asia Morning Headlines: Fed views economic growth as ‘modest’, Dell’s $24bn ...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Thursday August 01 2013     Financial Times - Asia homepage   Fed views economic growth as 'modest'   The central bank said that growth in the first half of the year has been 'modest', a downgrade that may slightly affect the timing of a reduction in its asset purchases       Dell's $24bn bid left hanging by a thread     IMF warns of €11bn Greek bailout shortfall     BMW's China joint venture hits speed bump     Banks hit by debit card cap fee ruling     Goldman bets on eurozone recovery     Treasuries rally on dovish Fed statement     Facebook shares touch $38 IPO price     Bharti results show Indian mobile rebound     Kaeser vows to restore calm at Siemens         World News   Police told to disperse Cairo protesters   Egypt's government orders that two Islamist protest camps in Cairo backing ousted Mohamed Morsi be dispersed, raising the possibility of more bloodshed       Italy awaits Berlusconi appeal verdict     US economy's big makeover in five charts     Zimbabwe heads to the polls under cloud     Raskin chosen for deputy treasury post   Markets   Goldman relents in metals warehousing row   US bank has proposed measures to ease long queues that have helped to boost profits at its warehousing unit       Questions hang over Uralkali     Most hedge funds dream of SAC's returns     Potash row set to hit producers' profits     US Treasury announces cut in debt sales   Asia & Pacific News   Taiwan economic growth beats forecasts   Consumer spending helps drive second-quarter expansion of 2.3%, but fears of slowing Chinese growth continue to weigh on sentiment       The risks of riding China's coat-tails   Asia-Pacific Companies News   SJ Berwin merges with Asian rival   London law firm becomes part of King & Wood Mallesons brand, creating a 2,700-lawyer firm with headquarters in Asia       Publicis Omnicom's PR must prove worth     DBS bid for Indonesia's Danamon collapses     Japan's big banks profit under Abenomics     Fresh signs of life in Asia debt markets         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.