Asia Morning Headlines: Defence group sweeteners grow to $75bn, Fed split hi...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Thursday October 10 2013     Asia homepage   Defence group sweeteners grow to $75bn   Western companies have sent the first Malaysian astronaut into space and helped Omani fishermen as side deals prove key to winning big contracts       Fed split highlights Yellen's tough task     Brazil raises rate for fifth time in a row     Meredith Whitney to launch hedge fund     IMF fears $2.3tn bond losses from taper     India moves to internationalise rupee     JPMorgan draws interest in commodities arm     Obama steps up discussions with Congress     Peugeot in talks with China's Dongfeng     HP shares rise on better sales forecast         World News   Washington blocks aid to Egypt   Administration official said blocked aid, which mostly includes hardware for Egyptian military, amounted to 'hundreds of millions of dollars'       Letter campaign was boost for Yellen     Nobel laureate warns of brain drain     Drones enjoy powerful political backing     EU denies border agency refugee funds   Markets   S&P 500 reined in by US budget worries   Wall Street turns choppy as markets digest the minutes of last month's FOMC meeting and the White House's nomination of Janet Yellen for the Fed chair       Supply of copper set to outstrip demand     LME set to push ahead with delivery shake-up     US default swaps trade soars on debt fear     Massachusetts probes Puerto Rico bonds   Asia & Pacific News   S Korea pays heavy price for education   The country leads the world in terms of university graduates, but supply outstrips demand and that is weighing on economic growth       Bangladesh factory fire leaves 10 dead     Malala rises above east-west tensions     India trade data offer economic relief     MTR on track for Beijing rail deals   Asia-Pacific Companies News   Weak rupee likely to aid Indian exporters   Analysts say an expected improvement in second-quarter earnings for software and other sectors masks wider economic problems       Report warns on illegal logging in Russia     China wins global vaccine regulatory approval     Suntech Power: solar panel beating     Tesco and Walmart: different streets         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.