Asia Morning Headlines: US stocks set record as Fed steps back, Baucus tippe...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Thursday December 19 2013     Asia homepage   US stocks set record as Fed steps back   The US central bank reinforces forward guidance of low interest rates with a statement that interest rates are likely to stay close to zero       Baucus tipped as US envoy to China     Citi picks AIA for Asia distribution deal     NSA fallout sees Brazil snub Boeing     Europe agrees to pool control of bank wind-ups     NSA panel looks for surveillance overhaul     EM downgrades outnumber promotions     DOJ victory in SAC insider trading trial     China bans new Bitcoin deposits     GE predicts sales growth and cash returns         World News   Nato chief calls for EU action on defence   Nato secretary general warns that Europe has become 'introverted' and 'preoccupied' by its own internal economic crises       Yellen Fed appointment may hit snag     Russia approves prisoner amnesty     Athens cuts state funding to Golden Dawn     Egypt's Morsi faces new set of charges   Markets   S&P 500 hits record after Fed taper move   Dollar pushes above Y104 and Treasury yields inch higher after Federal Reserve opts to start paring back its economic stimulus measures       US share buybacks highest since 2008     End of QE will test diversification faith     IPO optimism seen accelerating in 2014     Ultra-rich fear inflation, but love London   Asia & Pacific News   Six events that shook Asia   As one nation strives to regain economic strength, others struggle with poverty, corruption and the ravages of nature. And the newly powerful show their might.       Rising prices hit India's middle class     Shares jump as India maintains rates   Asia-Pacific Companies News   Ruling to push up wage bills in S Korea   South Korean companies face a jump in wage bills after the supreme court ruled bonuses should be calculated as part of standard wages       China's Blue Focus buys UK ad agency         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.