Asia Morning Headlines: Obama to nominate Yellen as Fed chair, IMF tells nat...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Wednesday October 09 2013     Asia homepage   Obama to nominate Yellen as Fed chair   Obama will formally nominate Ms Yellen at a ceremony at the White House on Wednesday. Current chairman Ben Bernanke will also attend       IMF tells nations to raise their game     Default risk a 'giant taser', says Alcoa chief     Goldman link to China corruption probe     London increases share of renminbi trade     Obama declines to veto Samsung import ban     Soaring US drone market under fire     Prosecutors give SAC settlement ultimatum     India car sales edge up for second month     Australian business mood hits 3-year high         World News   Tea Party unmoved by US default threat   US Republicans such as Tim Huelskamp refuse to believe that the US will be unable to repay interest payments if the debt ceiling is not raised on October 17       Maduro seeks to rule Venezuela by decree     Iran debates 'Death to America' slogan     Nobel Prize for Higgs boson discovery     Russia hits Lithuania with dairy ban   Markets   Worries intensify over US debt default   Equities come under fresh pressure as US government shutdown drags on, with a quick resolution to the budget stand-off looking increasingly unlikely       Exit from US Treasury bills accelerates     IMF warns of China threat to exporters     Big US data gaps start to unsettle market     EU bailout fund enjoys strong bond sale   Asia & Pacific News   Singapore Girl is facing a bumpy ride   The winds of change are blowing in the Asian airline industry as low-cost carriers steadily eat away at the market share of established carriers       TPP leaders say 'significant progress' made     Child of revolution takes on art market     China and Japan warn US on default   Asia-Pacific Companies News   China tops US as leading net oil importer   Advances in hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling have unlocked reserves in shale rocks in the US, lifting domestic production       Yum shares hit as earnings plunge 68%     Scotland to take over Glasgow Prestwick     Yahoo Japan – money fight     Adrian Cheng helps Chow Tai Fook shine         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.