In today's FT: Benign China inflation adds to recovery hopes, Assad...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Monday September 09 2013     UK Homepage   Benign China inflation adds to recovery hopes   Fresh inflation data have added to a growing sense that the Chinese economy is recovering and that the second half of the year should see continued growth       Assad and Kerry vie for hearts and minds     US investors pile into European equities         Video   Piëch motors on   Talk that Volkswagen's 76-year-old supervisory board chairman Ferdinand Piëch was to step down has been denied. Lex's Stuart Kirk and Nikki Tait discuss the benefits of a broad age range in the boardroom.   US homepage   Double bank capital, says Vickers   Core tier one capital ratios would now be 20% in a 'blue-sky' world, rather than the 10% recommended by his own independent commission just two years ago       Neiman Marcus likely to be sold     Alibaba prepared to move HK listing to NY   Europe homepage   Europe bond rush brings in $29bn   A total of 39 issues come in the space of two weeks after one of quietest summers on record as borrowers seek to take advantage of low borrowing costs       Irish whiskey distillers order a triple     Merkel embarks on final election sprint   Asia homepage   McLaren starts its engines in China   British supercar manufacturer opens its showroom doors in China, racing to catch up with global rivals in the world's second-largest luxury car market       Abbott gets on his bike as work begins     Solace for BP in spill payments report   World News   Jailed Dubai debtors go on hunger strike   A group of businessmen have gone on hunger strike in Dubai's main jail to protest against their continued incarceration for writing cheques that bounced       Exit polls boost Navalny in Moscow race     EU pressed over Israel settlement funding     Spain tackles rising social hardship     Ambrosetti upbeat over eurozone outlook   Companies News   Alibaba board wrestles over listed future   Quest by top executives to keep control over their board is running up against determination by some to defend principles of investor protection       Norway's Conservatives eye sell-offs     Unfinished business in battle to fix the banks     Ministers prepare to launch Royal Mail float     Ex-Citi chief calls for return of bank split   Markets   Banks set for Verizon's $20bn bond push   Wall Street lenders are tasked with finding buyers for the bonds despite market for corporate debt being sharply negative and uncertain yields       Corporate Europe can stage a rebound     Coca-Cola Hellenic set to join FTSE 100     Zoopla views listing to tap property rise   Comment   A trap of the president's making   Obama's characteristic caution has landed him in a far more perilous position than he could have imagined       China will stay the course on growth     German politics heading for instability     America's heart is in the city once again   Management   Konstantin Malofeev, Marshall Capital Partners   The founder of the private equity firm, one of Russia's leading businessmen, has strong ties to the Orthodox church and the Kremlin elite       The shoe shop, the walkout and the online fallout     Having an underperforming colleague     Fight director         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.