Asia Morning Headlines: US Senate passes deal to avert default, IBM blames C...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Thursday October 17 2013     Asia homepage   US Senate passes deal to avert default   The basic outline of the deal, as understood by analysts, was that it would reopen the government until January 15 and raise the debt ceiling until February 7       IBM blames China for slide in revenues     Ebay warns of tougher US trading     Mark Cuban cleared of insider trading     Ebay founder backs new media venture     Hong Kong stands firm behind dollar peg     High hopes for private banking in Japan     Foreign lawyers face Indonesia ethics test     China banks pry open Hong Kong IPO window     Africa turns to sukuk to fund infrastructure         World News   Defeat has bitter taste for Tea Party   Senator John McCain and many colleagues warned that conservatives would lose a budget battle with Democrats if they made the fight about 'Obamacare'       Iran nuclear talks end on hopeful note     Merkel unveils agenda as Greens pull out     UK nuclear deal with China a 'new dawn'     Leak signals Sisi's political ambitions   Markets   Equities bolstered by Senate debt deal   Agreement to raise debt ceiling and reopen government drives US stocks sharply higher and relieves some stress in T-bill market       Treasuries risk losing superpower status     US shutdown impact hits Black & Decker     Axa sells biggest euro 'cat bond'     US oil refiner exports hit Europe rivals   Asia & Pacific News   Russia-South Korea pipeline talks revived   Discussions over pipeline crossing North Korea is a sign of continuing efforts to bring Pyongyang into the international economic fold despite tensions       Is China in better shape than it looks?     Why George Osborne is in China     Europe warns Seoul over trade pact   Asia-Pacific Companies News   Co-operation key to Chinese growth hopes   Prospects for international expansion are important to Chinese leaders as George Osborne announces Hinkley Point deal       Dongfeng eyes global role with Peugeot     HK regulator joins global forex probe         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.