Asia Morning Headlines: Fed could taper as early as December, Google shares ...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Friday October 18 2013     Asia homepage   Fed could taper as early as December   October 'tapering' is all but impossible because there will be little data for month. What there is will be scrambled by effects of shutdown       Google shares hit record on smartphone shift     US stocks hit record high     Japanese banks put squeeze on gangsters     Demand concerns chip away at TSMC     India opposition's election hopes rise     Chinese nuclear to help UK 'decarbonise'     China corruption probe nets Nanjing mayor     Boris floats airport plan on HK stopover     BBVA raises €1bn from Citic stake sale         World News   Postmortem focuses on Tea Party power   In the aftermath of the debt ceiling debacle there is evidence that many prominent figures are speaking out against hardline elements of party       Republicans call for new Iran sanctions     Renzi plots path to Rome from Florence     Troika sees €2bn fiscal gap in Greek budget     Hunger over Eid in rebel-held Damascus   Markets   Refocus on earnings as Washington smoke clears   For bonds and the dollar, expectations that a slower economy will forestall any reduction in the Fed's bond buying until next year was the main message sent by investors on Thursday       No alternative to dollar except chaos     Periphery bank debt makes a comeback     Gold in biggest one-day gain in a month     US crude falls close to $100   Asia & Pacific News   Hong Kong exports drop, EU surplus rises   EU records surplus of €39.4bn in second quarte, while falls in domestic exports and re-exports of goods pulled down total Hong Kong exports by 1.7%     Asia-Pacific Companies News   Peabody defies fall in coal prices   Producer said there were signs of increased demand in US, while it exported more coal from Australia as inflation and exchange rate pressures eased       BoE's Tucker warns on shadow banking risk     UK nuclear deal with China a 'new dawn'         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.