Europe Morning Headlines: China bans building of government offices, White Hou...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Wednesday July 24 2013     Financial Times - Europe homepage   China bans building of government offices   Chinese president Xi Jinping is furthering his austerity campaign with a five-year construction ban       White House resists move to curb NSA     iPhone sales boost Apple shares     Texan accused over alleged Bitcoin Ponzi scheme     Regulator turf war on access to bank books         Markets   China data damp mood in Asian markets   Stock markets head lower after HSBC/Markit flash PMI suggesting China's economic slowdown is deepening       US offers mortgage risk to investors     Banks warn rules threaten 'repo' market     Motown's screech will be heard in Europe     Investor alarm as India flashes amber   World News   March of Brazil's evangelicals tests pope   Pope Francis' visit to Rio highlights the Vatican's concern about a decline in the church's popularity in the country with the most Catholics       Turkey rate rise highlights dilemma     Merkel's coalition partner breaks ranks     Hollande optimism not shared by backers     Israel opens Gulf 'virtual embassy'   Europe News   Skopje heritage project proves divisive   "Skopje 2014", encompassing huge bronze statues, new offices and museums, fountains and coloured lights, has transformed the Macedonian capital       Dissident's wife offered return to Rome     Slim directors hold back on KPN German deal     Irish homes' first price rise in 5 years     Verdicts: Whitehall review of EU powers   European Companies News   Drug companies to release trial details   EU and US companies agree to share data with independent researchers but balk against making the details public or available to competitors       Swatch: shopping spree     Swiss bankers shrug off Singapore's rise     Barclays sued for 'misuse' of information     Metinvest lifts Black Iron's $1bn ore project         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.