Markets am: Trading cautious ahead of US jobs data, New pension ...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Friday December 06 2013     Markets   Trading cautious ahead of US jobs data   Activity is muted as investors waited for the release of US jobs data, which may offer clues to the Fed's plans for tapering its stimulus programme       New pension guidelines are cold comfort   Company pension schemes have become millstones for so many businesses, writes Neil Collins     US equity bulls eye 2,014 for 2014   After stellar gains for the S&P 500 this year, investors are looking ahead to 2014 and a continuation of the equity rally     Are commodities traders 'too big to fail'?   Trafigura becomes the latest to wade into the debate about whether there is systemic risk posed by the sector's financing of counterparties     Housebuilders lift London equity markets   European equities markets climb, with resource stocks in the lead as investors are positive ahead of closely watched US jobs data         Video   Righting global imbalances   Larry Summers says the US is facing secular stagnation. Meanwhile, China has embarked on ambitious reforms. Danny Gabay, director of Fathom Consulting, tells John Authers secular stagnation is the wrong hypothesis and that China may save the day           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.