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To view this email as a webpage, click here     Thursday October 10 2013     Markets   Stocks rally on hopes for US budget deal   Nascent optimism over a budget deal in Washington boosts US and European equities and bolsters the dollar.       HK exchange prepares for US bond default   The possibility of a US default on short-term Treasury bonds has prompted Hong Kong's exchange to implement extra financial buffers     Repo market plans for possible US default   Money market lenders are asking banks to exclude the more vulnerable shorter-term T-bills from repo deals     Sinopec raises €550m from euro bond sale   Sinopec becomes the second state-owned group to raise money in the euro bond market, as the country seeks to lower its reliance on the dollar     Meredith Whitney to launch hedge fund   Meredith Whitney Securities, launched in 2009 amid high expectations, requested deregistration by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority in August     Massachusetts probes Puerto Rico bonds   Inquiry aims to determine whether investors in the US state were 'adequately made aware of the risks associated with the securities'         Video   Malala tipped to win Nobel Peace Prize   The Pakistani girl who stood up to the Taliban and who was shot on her way home from school as a result is the favorite to win the Nobel Peace Prize. She has also spoken at the UN, met world leaders and written a book. But while she is being lauded in the West for her bravery, some in Pakistan are less impressed.           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.