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Wed, 22 May 2013 17:16:20 GMT Thu, 23 May 2013 14:50:30 GMT client.support@ft.com (Client Support) 15 Newspapers http://www.ft.com/rss/markets/europe http://im.ft-static.com/m/img/rss/RSS_Default_Image.png http://www.ft.com/markets/europe http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/aa0cdc18-c2f8-11e2-bbbd-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Morgan Stanley upgrades their rating from ‘neutral’ to ‘overweight’ and moves their price target on the shares from €23 to €33 a share Wed, 22 May 2013 17:16:20 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/aa0cdc18-c2f8-11e2-bbbd-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct aa0cdc18-c2f8-11e2-bbbd-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d0445126-c22c-11e2-ab66-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Review of asset quality by banking regulators could show a capital shortfall of €300bn to €400bn with French and German banks faring worst Tue, 21 May 2013 21:53:45 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d0445126-c22c-11e2-ab66-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct d0445126-c22c-11e2-ab66-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ddc88504-c1fc-11e2-8992-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct As the continent’s shares near a five-year high, equity trading volumes fall to their thinnest level since June 2001, an average of 1.8bn shares a day Tue, 21 May 2013 14:05:38 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ddc88504-c1fc-11e2-8992-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct ddc88504-c1fc-11e2-8992-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b101a9ae-c20d-11e2-ab66-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Deal worth $10bn would create one of the world’s largest derivatives exchanges. The authorities have 25 workdays for an initial investigation Tue, 21 May 2013 13:37:01 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b101a9ae-c20d-11e2-ab66-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct b101a9ae-c20d-11e2-ab66-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a01f7a3a-c159-11e2-b93b-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The results saw the European aviation sector make gains as well – Lufthansa added 3.6% to €16.07 and Air France-KLM rose 4% to €7.71 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:32:56 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a01f7a3a-c159-11e2-b93b-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct a01f7a3a-c159-11e2-b93b-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d22a7f46-c13d-11e2-b93b-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Encouraged by low borrowing costs and investor demand, finance ministries are further ahead in funding programmes than at this stage in 3 years Mon, 20 May 2013 14:36:59 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d22a7f46-c13d-11e2-b93b-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct d22a7f46-c13d-11e2-b93b-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c40cfed8-be4b-11e2-bb35-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Equities rally in the face of flat earnings is partly down to how companies are deploying cash, but this will do little to boost economic growth Sun, 19 May 2013 15:07:29 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c40cfed8-be4b-11e2-bb35-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct c40cfed8-be4b-11e2-bb35-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/41ce4f88-befc-11e2-87ff-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The FTSE Eurofirst 300 benchmark advances 1.2 per cent to 1,248.18 over the week, with Renault, Peugeot and Fiat all leading Friday’s charge Fri, 17 May 2013 22:36:11 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/41ce4f88-befc-11e2-87ff-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 41ce4f88-befc-11e2-87ff-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c049fcd2-bebf-11e2-87ff-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Wall Street maintains its upward momentum amid intensifying debate over whether the Federal Reserve might scale back its asset purchase programme Fri, 17 May 2013 20:17:05 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c049fcd2-bebf-11e2-87ff-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct c049fcd2-bebf-11e2-87ff-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ef326c2e-be28-11e2-9b27-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Shares in the luxury goods group gained 7.7% to SFr88.90 after increasing its dividend 82%, to SFr1, and reporting a rise in sales growth to 12% in April Thu, 16 May 2013 22:38:19 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ef326c2e-be28-11e2-9b27-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct ef326c2e-be28-11e2-9b27-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8b8689f2-be01-11e2-9b27-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Shares in Europe’s biggest companies, swept up by the risk rally and ECB’s pledge to do ‘whatever it takes’ to save the euro, reach pre-crisis highs Thu, 16 May 2013 10:46:29 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8b8689f2-be01-11e2-9b27-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 8b8689f2-be01-11e2-9b27-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2daf768e-bd63-11e2-a735-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct After disappointing figures on growth, equities are lifted as carmakers drive European indices higher on hopes of government measures to spur activity Wed, 15 May 2013 17:54:25 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2daf768e-bd63-11e2-a735-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 2daf768e-bd63-11e2-a735-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cda95778-bc9a-11e2-b344-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct European shares erased Monday’s losses and pushed closer to a five-year high, led by positive earnings from EADS and Deutsche Post Tue, 14 May 2013 22:35:46 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cda95778-bc9a-11e2-b344-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct cda95778-bc9a-11e2-b344-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/dcf80c54-bc8d-11e2-b344-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The German bank’s €2.5bn fundraising is a step on its long road back to health, but it does little to alter the bigger picture Tue, 14 May 2013 12:52:28 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/dcf80c54-bc8d-11e2-b344-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct dcf80c54-bc8d-11e2-b344-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7705fae6-bbd4-11e2-a4b4-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct German bank said to be planning €2.5bn share sale at a discount of up to 50% while fears of an outbreak of a Sars-type virus weigh on airline stocks Mon, 13 May 2013 22:30:18 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7705fae6-bbd4-11e2-a4b4-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 7705fae6-bbd4-11e2-a4b4-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8e64f30a-bb06-11e2-b289-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Contrast between troubled corporate performances and upbeat stock prices comes as investors choose equities because of limited returns elsewhere Sun, 12 May 2013 14:21:41 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8e64f30a-bb06-11e2-b289-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 8e64f30a-bb06-11e2-b289-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a92bf976-b184-11e2-9315-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Active managers could use solutions to stem passive funds’ invasion Sun, 12 May 2013 03:41:55 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a92bf976-b184-11e2-9315-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct a92bf976-b184-11e2-9315-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8906e4bc-b96d-11e2-9a9f-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Construction company ACS was lifted by Hochtief’s sale of a unit for €1.1bn in a week that saw European stocks hit highest level in nearly five years Fri, 10 May 2013 18:48:35 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8906e4bc-b96d-11e2-9a9f-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 8906e4bc-b96d-11e2-9a9f-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ff2e64a0-b939-11e2-9a9f-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Head of Swiss engineering group resigns unexpectedly for ‘private reasons’ at an awkward time for the group and with no successor in place Fri, 10 May 2013 15:55:50 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ff2e64a0-b939-11e2-9a9f-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct ff2e64a0-b939-11e2-9a9f-00144feabdc0