Asia Morning Headlines: Fed holds the line on bond buying, JPMorgan braced f...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Thursday September 19 2013     Asia homepage   Fed holds the line on bond buying   The decision suggests that the Federal Reserve, under Ben Bernanke, wants to see lower long-term interest rates       JPMorgan braced for action over 'whale'     Google explores cookie alternatives     India stands firm on financial reform     Arctic ice melting even faster, UN finds     Price rise fears fuel China real estate     Oracle navigates choppy earnings outlook     Brussels eyes toughest benchmark rules     Foreign banks struggle in South Korea     OECD calls for reform of farm subsidies         World News   Brazil's Petrobras steps up data security   The state-owned oil group says it is investing R$21bn in five years to improve data security, following allegations US spies are targeting the company       Berlusconi vows to continue despite conviction     Greece protest at Golden Dawn stabbing     Merkel campaign gains traction in east     Portugal faces S&P debt downgrade threat   Markets   S&P 500 hits record high after Fed shock   The S&P 500 hits a record high, Treasury bond yields and the dollar sink, and gold soars as the US central bank leaves its stimulus programme unchanged       Mexico hedges oil output at record price     Funds begin to back European banks     Investors' euro bets may get German jolt     Let money leave China to ease pressures   Asia & Pacific News   Arrests in Singapore over match fixing   City-state moves aggressively following a sharp rise in the number of match-fixing incidents orchestrated by networks based in Asia       Indonesian economy takes to the skies     Abbott acts to stem flow of asylum seekers     Beijing's net crackdown will be tested     China's house price surge raises alarm   Asia-Pacific Companies News   India to curb transfer pricing disputes   Reforms will be significant for international technology companies that operate outsourcing or software development operations in the country       China's 'drinks king' hurt in knife attack     China property: bubble trouble     Sharp: missing the point     Sharp to raise $1.7bn in fresh capital         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.