US Morning Headlines: Japan GDP growth misses expectations, Brazil reaches...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Monday August 12 2013     US homepage   Japan GDP growth misses expectations   Annualised growth of 2.6% is third straight quarter of expansion but slower than previous quarter and less robust than economists expected       Brazil reaches out to EU for trade deal     Charges prepared against 'whale' traders     Europe soft as US futures slip     Summers set to face uphill Fed battle         Video   Emerging risk to developed world   People used to say emerging markets had 'decoupled', making them immune to recession in the developed world. Now, the concept has been upturned. Peter Oppenheimer, chief global equity strategist at Goldman Sachs, explains to Long View columnist John Authers that Europe is now only too exposed.   Markets   Confidence is key to bull case for stocks   For the third time in the postwar 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     Yen falls after Japan GDP misses forecasts     Prudential leads FTSE gainers     Oil majors spend more but find less   World News   Israel approves new settlement housing   Israel's housing ministry issues tenders for the construction of nearly 1,200 housing units in occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank       Chinese ship sets off for Arctic short-cut     US to seek better access to Africa     Obama stands his ground on NSA reform     Steinbrück's tour shows SPD's dilemma   US news   Summers or Yellen? Toss a coin   Central bankers are hailed as the new masters of the universe but barring a new emergency, the decisions taken by the Fed will be at the margin     US & Canadian companies   Venture cap fund weighs in on MyFitnessPal   Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers envisages revenue streams, from advertising to health insurers, for the online system of tracking exercise and diet       JC Penney: public spat     Mobile ads favour coexistence, not disruption     Fears allayed over techs' mobile skills     Energy Future pushed towards restructure         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.