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To view this email as a webpage, click here     Friday November 15 2013     Markets   Asia stocks rally on Yellen's Fed defence   Equities respond to prospect of continued US liquidity support as Federal Reserve chair nominee Janet Yellen delivers dovish comments at her confirmation hearing       Fed continues to support market melt up   The message of "keep calm and carry on" from Dr Yellen not only helped push equities higher it also bolstered long term Treasury yields     Partnership warning sends chilling message   Arrival of Partnership Assurance and Just Retirement woke up traditional annuity providers to their business model. Both stocks now sit below IPO prices         Video   Shares riding high – can it last?   The wider market is not being driven by extreme valuations of a fashionable sector, but by a broad-based rally that is the second-most inclusive of the past 30 years. James Mackintosh, investment editor, explores what is driving valuations.           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.