In today's FT: Carney looks beyond rates to steer UK upturn, S&P 50...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Tuesday December 10 2013     UK Homepage   Carney looks beyond rates to steer UK upturn   BoE governor says other tools can initially be used to control imbalances as the economy improves to stop debt-fuelled consumption from stoking vulnerabilities       S&P 500 closes at record high     Overseas banks fear effects of China rules         Video   HSBC discusses UK spin-off   The queue of UK banks considering an initial public offering is getting longer, and HSBC could join them by floating a stake in its UK retail and commercial business. Lex's Robert Armstrong and Oliver Ralph discuss the latest developments.   US homepage   Draft Volcker rule gives leeway on hedging   Banks will have to set up ways for 'ongoing recalibration of the hedging activity' to prove 'specific, identifiable' risks, the draft says       US sells last of its General Motors stake     First rise in US mortgage debt since 2008   Europe homepage   Oligarchs key to Ukraine power struggle   Fears authorities preparing crackdown on anti-government protesters just hours after president said he was prepared to hold talks with opposition leaders       Berlin and Paris near bank union deal     Asia adrift awaiting fresh catalysts   Asia homepage   Oligarchs key to Ukraine power struggle   Fears authorities preparing crackdown on anti-government protesters just hours after president said he was prepared to hold talks with opposition leaders       Alibaba invests in Haier     Irish exodus casts shadow on recovery   World News   Alleged coup plotter freed in Turkey   A court has freed a journalist convicted of involvement in a coup, saying his incarceration violated his rights       Malta passport sale puts UK under pressure     Lee orders review of Singapore migrant areas     Putin shakes up state news media     Thai protests continue despite snap poll   Companies News   Beware India's moment of Modi madness   Growing bullishness among India's business leaders, fuelled by the rise of opposition politician Narendra Modi, should set warning lights flashing       Icahn forces way on to Hologic's board     US shale boom squeezes European chemicals     Sysco to buy US Foods in $8.2bn deal     First Swiss bank signs up to US tax deal   Markets   Portugal to tap debt markets in 2014   João Moreira Rato, head of Portuguese government debt agency, has told the Financial Times it aims to deal early next year with €7bn funding needs       Record Chinese imports boost iron ore     A weak EU banking union risks deflation     US regulator seeks stock trading review     Foreigners leave South Korea stocks haven   Comment   The west is losing faith in its future   It would be morally dubious to bolster western living standards by ditching a trend that has dragged hundreds of millions out of poverty       Britain's age of ideological clashes     Kim's purge suggests trouble is brewing     Let us hope Renzi is an Italian Blair     England can top university league   Management   Moocs: Can free classes match an MBA?   What few courses business schools are offering differ wildly in quality. Clearly not all universities or professors know what to do about free online learning       Big data can blind us to the long term     Trust me. Why? That's classified     Tate Modern members' room         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.