Europe Morning Headlines: China reverses first-half slowdown, China growth pic...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Friday October 18 2013     Europe homepage   China reverses first-half slowdown   Reversal of China's first-half slowdown will bring optimism to investors and exporters such as Australia, Germany and Brazil       China growth pickup cheers Asia     Fed could taper as early as December     Google shares hit record on smartphone shift     Payroll Friday now payroll Tuesday         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   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   Europe News   EU and Canada on verge of trade deal   Deadlock on farm products broken in agreement that could serve as template for US-EU negotiations on Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership       CDU and SPD to talk on 'grand coalition'     Slowdown threatens Turkey's infrastructure     Crisis looms over Catalan discontent     Modernisation drive aims to connect east and west   European Companies News   Lasting success the goal for Supercell   Mobile games companies like King.com and Supercell have become multibillion-dollar companies on just a few hit games       'Fortress' Ferrero shuns Nestlé's advances     Rabobank abolishes board bonuses     Chinese nuclear to help UK 'decarbonise'     Tele2 sale lifts Russia competition hopes         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.