In today's FT: Gilt yields hit two-year high, Call for pan-European...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Wednesday August 14 2013     UK Homepage   Gilt yields hit two-year high   Market doubts about whether new Bank of England governor Mark Carney will be able to keep a lid on interest rates until 2016       Call for pan-European telecoms regulator     Icahn takes a bite of Apple         Video   Nestlé's disappointing sales   Nestlé reports its slowest first-half revenue growth in four years. Lex's Stuart Kirk and Oliver Ralph consider why one of the world's largest food companies may be becoming less attractive to fund managers.   US homepage   DoJ sues to block US Airways-AMR deal   The administration's move looks likely to force the unpicking of the complex deal, which would have created the world's largest airline by sales       'Whale' traders 'not evading' authorities     Ackman quits JC Penney board   Europe homepage   ThyssenKrupp hit by Americas losses   German steelmaker hit by a large tax bill and a further €162m loss related to the Brazilian and US steel plants that are up for sale       US proposes greater audit disclosure     BlackBerry investor eyes rescue consortium   Asia homepage   Wall St rebounds after Fed president comments   The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta appeared to lift the mood on Wall Street after speaking on the plan reduce the Fed's stimulus       India's newspapers shrug off sector woes     Software that hijacks YouTube visits revealed   World News   Palestinians celebrate prisoner release   The prisoner release has been unpopular with Israelis, but will play into one of the most emotive, core political issues for Palestinians       Berlusconi fights for survival on beaches     Bangladesh warned over Islamist backlash     Catalans side with Gibraltar in border row     Islamists dig in at Cairo protest camps   Companies News   Hyundai union approves strike action   Unions at South Korean carmakers Hyundai and Kia decide in favour of industrial action, raising the prospect of renewed costly production disruption       Oil majors welcome Mexico's energy reform     FitBit raises $43m to stay ahead of the pack   Markets   Bumper grain crop to weigh on prices   Propitious growing conditions from Brazil to Ukraine and the US have raised hopes of a sharp rebound in cereals stocks, easing inflation pressures       Fund managers back a European recovery     US money funds see value in European banks     US earnings trail stock price rise     Japan must press ahead with tax reform   Comment   Carney is yet to bend markets to his will   The limits on what a central bank can credibly promise are to blame for the Bank of England governor's imperfect start to his tenure       Asia needs a dose of Thatcherite rigour     The inexact art of foretelling the future     The Taliban may not always be so violent     Why Holder is reforming mandatory minimums   Management   The shoe seller who stepped up   Stuart Paver's business was the first retailer to take advantage of a new Indian law allowing foreign companies to open wholly owned shops       Damn the cynics, embrace the positive     Must I check emails on holiday?         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.