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Fri, 24 May 2013 16:38:11 GMT Fri, 24 May 2013 16:46:51 GMT client.support@ft.com (Client Support) 15 Newspapers http://www.ft.com/rss/markets http://im.ft-static.com/m/img/rss/RSS_Default_Image.png http://www.ft.com/markets http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/75ce6f4c-c41b-11e2-aa5b-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Nikkei 225 settles higher after a volatile session – helped by a weaker yen – but fails to trigger much of a recovery in equity markets elsewhere Fri, 24 May 2013 15:46:18 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/75ce6f4c-c41b-11e2-aa5b-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 75ce6f4c-c41b-11e2-aa5b-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0d23f524-c3d1-11e2-8c30-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Episode shows the vital question for markets is the Fed, and when and how it withdraws its stimulus programme, writes John Authers Fri, 24 May 2013 08:48:19 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0d23f524-c3d1-11e2-8c30-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 0d23f524-c3d1-11e2-8c30-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/44608670-c3cb-11e2-8c30-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The Nikkei’s 7.3% plunge on Thursday suggests that central bank intervention offers no insurance against a sharp correction to equity markets Fri, 24 May 2013 13:45:52 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/44608670-c3cb-11e2-8c30-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 44608670-c3cb-11e2-8c30-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cd9c78ee-c46c-11e2-9ac0-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The sensible solution here is the boring one: the UK state has a big minority position in a major company, so it should reduce it as demand permits Fri, 24 May 2013 13:01:57 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cd9c78ee-c46c-11e2-9ac0-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct cd9c78ee-c46c-11e2-9ac0-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c10818c8-c3d5-11e2-8c30-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Inflation, the prime enemy of fixed rate debt, is falling, and that makes Treasury yields look a lot better when lumped together in a beauty contest with other major government bond markets Fri, 24 May 2013 16:10:42 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c10818c8-c3d5-11e2-8c30-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct c10818c8-c3d5-11e2-8c30-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/456119c8-c48d-11e2-9ac0-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The transaction on Friday was seen as further evidence of Portugal’s successful return to the international debt market Fri, 24 May 2013 16:27:53 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/456119c8-c48d-11e2-9ac0-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 456119c8-c48d-11e2-9ac0-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5f876b32-c45a-11e2-bc94-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Dollar falls against yen and Swiss franc at the end of a volatile week in forex markets, in a retreat that traders said was a sign of profit-taking Fri, 24 May 2013 16:38:11 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5f876b32-c45a-11e2-bc94-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 5f876b32-c45a-11e2-bc94-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e44210de-c3ce-11e2-aa5b-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The European Commission sent a questionnaire to oil traders seeking information related to its energy benchmark probe. We imagine possible responses Fri, 24 May 2013 06:00:56 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e44210de-c3ce-11e2-aa5b-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct e44210de-c3ce-11e2-aa5b-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ef230a96-c44e-11e2-bc94-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct FTSE gains 11 points with Next falling the most after a downgrade from Morgan Stanley, which said it now preferred Marks and Spencer Fri, 24 May 2013 09:08:52 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ef230a96-c44e-11e2-bc94-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct ef230a96-c44e-11e2-bc94-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/611b4928-c383-11e2-8c30-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Nikkei dives 7%, the steepest fall since the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in the first setback to Abe’s drive to reflate third-largest economy Thu, 23 May 2013 16:03:44 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/611b4928-c383-11e2-8c30-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 611b4928-c383-11e2-8c30-00144feab7de