Europe Morning Headlines: Bernanke vows no retreat on easing policy, NSA snoop...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Thursday July 18 2013     Financial Times - Europe 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       NSA snooping far wider than known     Intel revenues hit by PC slump     IBM lifts outlook after beating forecasts     Bank of England signals shift away from QE         Markets   Stocks bounce on Bernanke comments   Fed chief emphasises bond purchases could yet be accelerated if economic recovery shows signs of faltering       Gold mining stocks hit as price falls     US refiners process most crude since 2005     Fed's jobs focus will drive shares higher     Euro strength defies the bears   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     Greece agrees deal to reform civil service     Polish opposition revival sparks EU concerns     Ireland set to review neutrality policy   Europe News   Monsanto to drop Europe GMO applications   The US agribusiness's move is an acknowledgment that Europeans' deep-seated resistance to such products is not likely to change in the foreseeable future       UK and Ireland plan visa-free common area     Spanish shipbuilding subsidies ruled illegal     Snowden set to leave airport within week     Israel calls for end of block on EU funds   European Companies News   Ecclestone faces force of German law   Long, protracted legal arguments on all fronts appear to be the most likely outcome of the German challenge to the 82-year-old F1 dealmaker       Charterhouse faces fashion house debt woes     Dismissed traders sue Deutsche Bank     Novartis reveals pay deal for ex-chairman     ASML: what's not to like?         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.