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Bet on rising renminbi still a safe one FT • Restructuring costs weigh down Japan Inc FT • Obama touts 'strategic patience' against Putin FT • Tokyo agrees first in series of corporate tax cuts FT • Forgive the debt or earn the wrath of its victims FT • Sky and BT: grudge match Lex • Keyston

09 • Abolish GCSEs or face talent crisis, warns head of CBI Independent • Labour not responsible for crash, says former Bank of England governor Guardian • British workers may wait a decade for wages to recover, says TUC boss Guardian • Europe's shadow budget venture could lead to spiralling debt Guar

s the biggest reporting day for the Nikkei 225, with 55 companies reporting results. There were some big moves in both directions with KDDI (+6.9%), Tokyo Electron (+3.7%) and Sumitomo Electric (+8.3%) on the winning side and Denso (-4.3%), Fuji Heavy (-6.9%) and Softbank (-0.95%) on the losing end. S

graph • Lords say Amazon-style tax avoidance schemes must end Guardian EFTA00386267 • Renewed consumer confidence is more than a one-day wonder Guardian • OFT forces payday lenders out of market Guardian • NHS privatisation: land grab Guardian • Barclays: no way to run a banking system Guardian • W

ging" them to increase lending efforts to non- traditional industries and to help support domestic consumption. The Nikkei reversed earlier losses as Tokyo Electron (+7.1%) led chip- equipment makers higher and exporters rebounded on a weaker JPY as BOJ Governor Haruhiko said global policy makers would

ine plan knocked back by India Independent • Why big is no longer beautiful for Tesco Independent • Debenhams plans 70 new stores as profits fall Guardian • George Osborne told by IMF chief: rethink your austerity plan Guardian Key Events Next Week Monday: Chicago Fed National Activity Index, New Homes S