| * Riot police clash with protesters in Ukraine * Strong China retail data defy predictions of slowdown * Thai protests continue despite Yingluck calling election * Equities firm awaiting fresh catalysts * Norway leads SWF push into China * Overseas banks fear effects of China rules * S&P 500 closes at record high * Kazakhmys: Never mind the Bozshakol * Ex-Deutsche Bank HK exec guilty on bribes * Alibaba invests in Haier * China inflation slows as food prices fall * Jupiter head departs as fund pressures mount * Ex-Deutsche Bank HK exec guilty on bribes * Markets: mixed Riot police clash with protesters in Ukraine
Hundreds of Ukrainian riot police clashed with anti-government protesters in central Kiev early on Tuesday, clearing barricades that were erected one day earlier to blockade government buildings.
http://on.ft.com/1hK2Za9 Strong China retail data defy predictions of slowdown
China's economy is riding its strong momentum into the end of the year, with retail sales accelerating and industrial output slowing just a touch in November.
http://on.ft.com/18jMiPG Thai protests continue despite Yingluck calling election
Varintip Divari made an unlikely revolutionary as she waved a placard amid the protesters around the Thai prime minister's Bangkok offices on Monday.
http://on.ft.com/1d6p5xX Equities firm awaiting fresh catalysts
Equities firm after another record high for S&P 500, but a lack of new catalysts leaves bourses struggling for significant traction after recent good run
http://on.ft.com/INiWNB Norway leads SWF push into China
Sovereign wealth funds led by Norway's $810bn oil fund are using Hong Kong's IPO revival to achieve a long-held goal of ramping up China exposure
http://on.ft.com/INiYVC Overseas banks fear effects of China rules
Overseas lenders say they would lose a critical source of funding and revenue for their operations under draft restrictions on interbank loans
http://on.ft.com/1gl5Q9d S&P 500 closes at record high
Upbeat US and China data bolster economic optimism while markets show signs of coming to terms with prospects for less Fed largesse
http://on.ft.com/18vMZU4 Kazakhmys: Never mind the Bozshakol
The UK-listed, Kazakhstan-based copper miner needs time, and cash, to develop growth projects. Better prospects lie elsewhere
http://on.ft.com/1gl5Q9i Ex-Deutsche Bank HK exec guilty on bribes
A former managing director at German bank's Hong Kong office given seven years' imprisonment for accepting illegal bribes in return for investment tips
http://on.ft.com/18vMZU2 Alibaba invests in Haier
Tie-up between ecommerce company and the appliance maker comes as growth of ecommerce in China is sometimes hampered by patchy delivery logistics
http://on.ft.com/1gl5T4T China inflation slows as food prices fall
Country's producer prices remain in deflationary territory, dropping 1.4% year-on-year, though that is up slightly from October's 1.5% decline
http://on.ft.com/1brb2DQ Jupiter head departs as fund pressures mount
Bonham Carter's departure as chief executive of Jupiter Fund Management comes at a critical time for the industry which faces reforms and regulation
http://on.ft.com/1gl5T4S Ex-Deutsche Bank HK exec guilty on bribes
A former managing director at German bank's Hong Kong office given seven years' imprisonment for accepting illegal bribes in return for investment tips
http://on.ft.com/18vMZU2 Emerging Markets
MSCI Emerging Market Index up +0.06% at 1,013 Europe
FTSE up +0.19% at 6,572
RTS up +0.08% at 1,413
Warsaw Wig down -0.08% at 52,841
FTSE 300 Eurotop up +0.18% at 1,275 Americas
DJIA up +0.03% at 16,026
S&P 500 up +0.18% at 1,808
Bovespa up +0.43% at 51,165 Asia
Nikkei 225 down -0.25% at 15,611
Topix up +0.08% at 1,256
Hang Seng down -0.28% at 23,744
Shanghai Composite down -0.03% at 2,237
MSCI Asia ex-Japan down -0.22% at 469.48
CNX Nifty down -0.49% at 6,333 Currencies
€/$ 1.37 (1.37)
$/¥ 103.04 (103.27) Commodities
Brent Crude (ICE) up +0.74 at 110.13
Light Crude (Nymex) up +1.10 at 98.44
100 Oz Gold (Comex) up +13.30 at 1,249
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