Europe Morning Headlines: Moody’s considers US banks downgrade, Lew warns Cong...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Friday August 23 2013     Europe homepage   Moody's considers US banks downgrade   The review by the second-largest rating agency in terms of market share follows a similar statement from rival Standard & Poor's in June       Lew warns Congress to strike debt deal     Brazil to launch $60bn currency programme     US markets crippled by Nasdaq outage     Global growth optimism buoys Asia         Markets   Nasdaq outage prompts gripes but no panic   Exchange's response indicates lessons learnt from Facebook debacle, while traders coped by moving swiftly on to other platforms       Goldman should take glitch hit, says Scholes     Big US equity fall means Yellen for Fed     Europe junk volumes rise as banks retreat     Commodity bulls hope for new Chinese dawn   World News   Bo lashes out at accusers in China trial   Former official Bo Xilai has been accused of receiving bribes related to efforts to cover up his wife's murder of a British businessman       France hints at use of force in Syria     Mubarak released from prison     Fresh radiation worries at Fukushima plant     Mugabe sworn in as Zimbabwe president   Europe News   Putin warns Ukraine against closer EU ties   Russia's president warns Ukraine it would face protective measures from a Moscow-led customs union of former Soviet republics if it forges closer ties with EU       Ukraine badly hit in EM turmoil     Ex-Swiss central banker faces secrecy probe     German neo-Nazi inquiry urges reforms     Roots of Kurdish conflict   European Companies News   Dacia leads EM drive into Europe   No-frills approach by Renault's Romanian brand is the best example of cars designed for lower-cost markets that are flourishing on the continent       RCS move shows Elkann is no paper tiger     Volvo CEO settles MAN bribery probe     Ahold: Dutch dilemma     Russia relatively calm amid EM turmoil         Manage email    Forward this email   Feedback    Manage portfolio Subscribe to the FT Follow the FT   Unsubscribe | My Account | RSS | 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.