Markets am: Bond yields move up as taper talk persists, Bid inte...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Monday August 19 2013     Markets   Bond yields move up as taper talk persists   Shares remain under pressure amid heightened expectations the Fed could scale back its stimulus programme as early as next month       Bid interest helps limit FTSE losses   Reports of potential bid interest in pharma group Shire and a rejected bid for construction company Kentz provide distraction from overall losses on London equity markets     Computer error blamed in Everbright trade   Stock market regulator confirms system malfunction was the cause of Friday's trading problems and launches probe of the Chinese brokerage         Video   Credit checks on swaps ­­- more red tape?   US regulators have mandated that swap deals pass credit checks before being executed. Philip Stafford, FT Trading Room editor, talks to Nick Solinger from Traiana, a post-trade services group, about how it is operating within a new market structure.           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.