Markets am: Europe firm but Nikkei slips as GDP disappoints, Con...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Monday August 12 2013     Markets   Europe firm but Nikkei slips as GDP disappoints   Japanese stocks slide after weaker than forecast economic growth reading but Chinese shares continue to benefit from recent upbeat data       Confidence is key to bull case for stocks   For the third time in the post-war era, US stock prices and earnings are repeating a three-stage cycle where stock prices diverge from earnings trends     Basel III compliant bonds face tough sell   Investors want to be paid more for owning Basel III compliant bonds because of the new requirements that they must be used to abosorb losses     Muni bond insurers target bankruptcy boon   MBIA and Assured Guaranty are to relaunch subsidiary businesses as they anticipate increased demand for insurance after US city collapses into debt         Video   Nasdaq in global interest-rate trading push   Nasdaq OMX has made a calculated push to fashion itself as a home for trading interest-rate products. Eric Noll, executive vice president, talks to US markets reporter Arash Massoudi about the exchange operator's efforts and how it sees trading in the products evolving.           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.