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

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Thursday December 19 2013     US homepage   Emerging markets take taper in their stride   The relative calm in emerging markets suggests the US central bank prepared the ground well for the start of the end of easy money       Baucus tipped as US envoy to China     Global shares rally after taper move     Europe agrees to pool control of bank wind-ups     US seeks to defuse India diplomatic row         Video   To coin a craze   Bitcoin's rise has been one of the great investment stories of 2013. But prices plunged after China stopped exchanges which trade the virtual currency from taking new deposits. Lex's Vincent Boland and Joseph Cotterill discuss whether the Bitcoin bubble is deflating.   Markets   Fed rate guidance sparks fresh stock rally   Markets have cheered the end, for the time being, of taper uncertainty, but the Fed's delicate balancing act will continue       Bad loans deepen India's corporate woes     European stocks follow Wall St higher     US share buybacks highest since 2008     EM downgrades outnumber promotions   World News   NSA panel looks for surveillance overhaul   Private entities should hold call records rather than government       Tokyo governor quits over cash scandal     West had been ready to loan Kiev €20bn     OECD hails Spain's labour market reform     Turkey shakes up corruption case   US news   Yellen Fed appointment may hit snag   Bank critic Rand Paul threatens to hold up a vote on Ms Yellen's confirmation for up to 30 hours if Harry Reid, the top Democrat in the Senate, will not give him a date for an audit       Volcker rule to be tested at hearing     Steinmetz launches damages claim     So far so good for the Fed     US stocks set record as Fed steps back   US & Canadian companies   Citi picks AIA for Asia distribution deal   Multibillion-dollar deal will give broader reach to AIA, unlocking access to Citi's 13m customers in Asia and boosting sales in fast-growing markets       Ford warns profit targets are 'at risk'     Ex-BP engineer guilty of obstruction     GE predicts sales growth and cash returns     Calls for more scrutiny of data brokers         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.