Markets am: Earnings and QE support stocks, Rough ride in store ...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Monday October 21 2013     Markets   Earnings and QE support stocks   Markets remain positive on the back of bets that the US Fed will continue its monetary stimulus until December and beyond       Rough ride in store for EM currencies   For vulnerable economies the pace of foreign exchange reserve drawdowns will increase, and investors will need to watch where buffers are dwindling     Rate risk hangs over small bond investors   A survey of 30,000 US adults this year found that only 28% could correctly answer the question: 'If interest rates rise, what will typically happen to bond prices?'     Oil traders ponder Iran's return   A rapid return of Iranian barrels could push Brent below $100 a barrel and force Opec countries to confront the US shale revolution     Alcoa attacks 'short-sighted' LME   One of the world's largest aluminium producers has attacked the London Metal Exchange as "misguided" and called on regulators to intervene     Terra Firma launches £1bn Infinis IPO   The private-equity owned British power company is         Video   Stocks: from hope to expectation   Europe's equity cycle is moving out of the 'hope' phase and into a slower but longer 'growth' period, says Peter Oppenheimer, Goldman Sachs' chief global equity strategist. He explains to John Authers the opportunities – and risks – that this offers.           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.