US Morning Headlines: China and Japan warn US on default, CME takes on LME...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Tuesday October 08 2013     US homepage   China and Japan warn US on default   Pressure is on the US government to avoid a default on its debt as Democrats and Republicans continued their stand-off over the budget       CME takes on LME with aluminium contract     Alcatel-Lucent cuts 10,000 jobs     Penalties planned for banks receiving ECB aid     Europe soft as US budget impasse lingers         Video   Royal Mail sale price questioned   Will the share sale of UK state-owned postal operator Royal Mail be underpriced as the Labour Party claims? FT business and employment editor Brian Groom and David Jones, IG Index chief market strategist, discuss with the FT's Josh de la Mare.   Markets   European bailout fund plans €7bn issue   Europe's sovereign bailout fund is swamped with appetite for its inaugural bond sale, allowing it to bump the deal size to €7bn and still squeeze the price tighter       US default would send markets into a panic     US regulators plan 'time out' for repo     Strong demand for inflation-linked JGBs     London increases share of renminbi trade   World News   Head surgery for Argentina's Fernández   President will have operation just three weeks before midterm elections when her ruling government coalition is expected to suffer heavy losses       Serbia seeks billions in loans from UAE     US defends terror suspect raids     Egypt locked in a dangerous duel     Child of revolution takes on art market   US news   NCA moves against Silk Road website   British police arrest four men for alleged links to the notorious online trading site that was shut down by US authorities last week       US launches $100 bill with tougher security     US warns TPP deal could miss deadline     US shutdown hits business funding options     No deal on debt ceiling, says White House   US & Canadian companies   Apollo Tyres / Cooper Tire   Merger agreements have become tighter since the financial crisis, but the imbroglio between the tyremakers shows they still fall short of accounting for risk       Pay TV: the future is not written     What to watch out for this earnings season     Zoellick joins Goldman Sachs as adviser     US banks and kicking reserve release habit         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.