Top Stories

TODAY'S HEADLINES

TOP STORIES
* Pressure grows for aid to Spain, time for Greece
* German investor confidence gets a lift from ECB move
* U.K. inflation slows despite surge in oil costs
* With help from exports, U.S. current account gap narrows
* Lawrence Summers sees vital global role for Asian capital
* No matter the fiscal cliff, U.S. appears set for dismal 2013
MARKET ACTIVITIES
* INTERNATIONAL MARKETS OVERVIEW
* Asian shares go down again over China-Japan tensions
ECONOMIC TRENDS & OUTLOOK
* With lower growth, India's fiscal deficit target appears out of range
* Chinese housing prices rise but in fewer cities
* South Korea sees sharp slide in corporate direct financing
* August plunge in exports may spell recession for Singapore
* Bank of Korea keeping an eye on other central banks
* Myanmar edges toward more market-oriented economy
CAPITAL MARKETS & FINANCIAL PRODUCTS
* Japan challenges China as top foreign holder of U.S. Treasurys
* South Korea tops 6 other major Asian economies for foreign investment
* Bank of Taiwan wins clearance bank status for NT dollar on mainland
* U.S. easing may put Singapore's central bank in a bind
INDUSTRY & REGULATORY UPDATE
* Chinese central bank's reform plan is laid out