US Morning Headlines: US shutdown fears weigh on markets, Better-off bear ...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Monday September 30 2013     US homepage   US shutdown fears weigh on markets   With a US government shutdown likely at midnight on Monday and Italy's government on the verge of collapse, a risk-off mood has overtaken markets       Better-off bear brunt of US cuts     China manufacturing growth stalls     Indian and Pakistan military leaders to meet     Japan's real borrowing rate turns negative         Video   Liquidity outweighs yield   Tough liquidity requirements put in place after the financial crisis mean banks need safe liquid assets to hold against their liabilities. In spite of all of the government debt on offer around the world, cash is often banks' main option. The FT's Paul J Davies finds that in many countries, that is having a big effect on how they lend in the real economy   Markets   Italy bond yields leap on political woes   Italy's borrowing costs rise and stocks fall as investors react to former PM Silvio Berlusconi pulling his party out of the ruling coalition       Abe's tax rise puts more QE on menu     Money market investors balk at reforms     Markets wobble at Washington impasse     China data hit London-listed miners   World News   Italy's PM seeks to shore up government   Letta seeks urgent parliamentary support for a new government after centre-right leader Berlusconi pulls ministers out of five-month-old coalition       Netanyahu to talk tough on Iran to Obama     Toxic weapons enforcers head for Syria     Portugal PM vows to press on with reforms     Modi attacks India's Congress dynasty   US news   BP faces claims it rejected leak plan   Oil group accused in court filings of putting a higher priority on defending its statements about the flow rate from the well than sealing it       US budget: Sequestration nation     Republican lost cause – Obamacare     US-Iran diplomatic dance will be no waltz     Berlusconi calls for snap Italy elections   US & Canadian companies   Banks plan client data outsourcing deal   Initiative underscores how slashing costs and improving compliance amid a string of new rules has risen close to top of investment banks' concerns       Former Xstrata chief launches $1bn venture     Evernote partners with Salesforce     Canadian funds weigh bids for Arqiva     Wall St top five face $1bn earnings cut         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.