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To view this email as a webpage, click here     Wednesday November 06 2013     Markets   Stocks firm as bullish tone revives   Equities mostly firmer ahead of ECB interest rate decision on Thursday and Friday's US jobs report       US pressed to lift ban on oil exports   Shale output is causing pricing disconnects between major crude contracts as US oil reserves build and refiners struggle to cope     BoE approach risks sharp rate rise   Pre-announced and gradual rise in interest rates would be better approach than 'forward guidance', allowing companies and households time to adjust     Bart Chilton – regulator, rock fan and raconteur   As one of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's most colourful members prepares to step down, we list his ten best utterances     Sinopec falls into line with market push   Oil producer's parent to buy back up to $17bn in shares over 12 months as Beijing continues push to boost China's flagging stock market     Earnings lift main European stock indices   European markets rebound, with positive earnings helping to boost confidence after the previous session's weak performance     Euro on the slide as traders back ECB cut   The risk of deflation, though, looks overpriced in eurozone markets, and the euro is unlikely to weaken much further as it is a mainstay in reserves, analysts say         Video   Abenomics is working for companies   Bad news from Sony and Nissan should not detract from what, overall, has been a positive earnings season in Japan, with earnings per share figures expected to be at their highest since before the 2008 financial crisis. Nomura's chief equities strategist Hiromichi Tamura tells the FT's Jennifer Hughes that he is equally bullish about the medium term prospects for Abenomics to transform the Japanese economy.           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.