US Morning Headlines: Merkel begins hunt for coalition partners, Kenya mal...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Monday September 23 2013     US homepage   Merkel begins hunt for coalition partners   Having come close to an outright victory, the German chancellor must now look at how best to stitch together a coalition to govern the country       Kenya mall siege enters third day     Blow for Citi as trading revenues drop     China factory data bolster economy hopes     Twitter seeks pre-IPO credit line         Video   Asia's long term prospects still attractive   The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan is one of the largest investment funds in the world. Having made a series of investments in Asia, the fund is now opening its first office in the region. Jim Leech, the outgoing chief executive who will retire next year, talks to the FT's Paul Davies about his views on Asian growth, corporate governance and retirement.   Markets   US convertible bonds slow unexpectedly   Slowdown comes even though the conditions for new deals have steadily become more favourable for issuers and investors alike as interest rates climb       Relief to be temporary for EM investors     Glencore among fallers as UK stocks dip     IPOs in UK head for best year since crisis     US budget stalemate looms as big hurdle   World News   Merkel's almost total political triumph   The chancellor secured re-election, but also made it impossible for the three parties of the left to form a coalition, writes Wolfgang Münchau       Iran and Syria talks put UN at centre stage     Scores killed in attack on Pakistan church     Colombia grapples with farmers' protests     Republican Cruz tests out call for unity   US news   Congress is putting the dollar in peril   There is no imminent rival as the global reserve but fresh evidence of US capacity for self-harm would hasten diversification to other currencies       The Fed is wrong to delay its tapering   US & Canadian companies   Pioneer medical fund takes in $94m   Products in line for cash injection include experimental drugs that need to complete testing before use in developing countries       Questions over BlackBerry jet purchase     BofA set to defend fraud claims in court     VW turns to new model for US growth     Tax tribunal figures set new record         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.