Europe Morning Headlines: Emerging markets take taper in their stride, Europe ...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Thursday December 19 2013     Europe homepage   Emerging markets take taper in their stride   Previous hints from the Fed that it planned to reduce its asset purchase programme sparked turmoil in emerging markets but Thursday's relative calm suggests the US central bank prepared the ground well for the start of the end of easy money       Europe agrees to pool control of bank wind-ups     Baucus tipped as US envoy to China     Kerry seeks to defuse India diplomatic spat     Asia rallies after Fed opts to taper         Markets   US share buybacks highest since 2008   US companies are spending on buying back their shares as they seek to deploy some of their cash reserves without risking an investment in expansion       EM downgrades outnumber promotions     IPO optimism seen accelerating in 2014     Ultra-rich fear inflation, but love London     General Mills recovery with market swing   World News   NSA panel looks for surveillance overhaul   Private entities should hold call records rather than government       Tokyo governor quits over cash scandal     Yellen Fed appointment may hit snag     Turkey shakes up corruption case     Russia approves prisoner amnesty   Europe News   West had been ready to loan Ukraine €20bn   Total would have broadly matched the bailout package Russia pledged to Ukraine on Tuesday – and what Ukraine had publicly demanded       Athens cuts state funding to Golden Dawn     Nato chief calls for EU action on defence     EU's eastern flank shows signs of trouble     Ukraine bailout a risk to Russian economy   European Companies News   Steinmetz launches damages claim   Global Witness describes the UK lawsuit filed against it by Israeli diamond tycoon as an 'attempt to stifle journalism in the public interest'       Ofgem appoints Irish energy regulator     Deal-hungry insurers eye vulnerable RSA     Mercedes-Benz to take Aston Martin stake     Venezuelans in €1bn deal with Spain's NCG Banco         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.