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To view this email as a webpage, click here     Friday October 25 2013     Markets   Weak Asian markets unsettle investors   Bourses fail to extend momentum from the US, weighed down by concerns of a liquidity squeeze in China       This is no time to get off the equity train   Portfolio diversification has not worked well in the bullish stock markets of recent years. But prudent investors will be rewarded when stocks eventually fall     S&P 500 rides momentum wave to record   US equity investors find themselves in big wave territory thanks to the Federal Reserve and stringent cost cutting by companies     Anxiety over China liquidity lingers   Markets remain anxious about tighter monetary conditions but analysts are confident the central bank will not allow a repeat of June's cash crunch     Updates reveal state of the mining sector   BHP and Caterpillar statements reveal that the industry is focused on producing as much as they can and cutting back on spending at the same time     Banks boosted by BoE backstop pledge   Shares in London's banks are up after Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of England, announced a sweeping overhaul of the way it deals with lenders in financial difficulties         Video   Is that it for eurozone recovery?   The pace of the eurozone recovery has waned, according to purchasing managers' indices. Ralph Atkins, capital markets editor, considers whether this means the end of the relief rally in 'peripheral' as well as 'core' Europe.           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.