Today’s Issue Cluster: Coal
China – Projects to Make Great Wall Feel Small
HK – The mainland’s colonization of the economy
Iron – Prospects of Australia miners have suddenly brightened
China – 2014: Misses trade growth target; +3.4% vs +7.5% goal / FT / R / B / WSJ / X *
US – Dec: NFIB business confidence at eight-year high; 100.4 from 98.1 / R *
US – Nov: JOLTS Jobs Openings Up; 5.0m from 4.8m / cr *
China – Tide May Be Turning for Shanghai Stock Rally WSJ *
China – Banks Spur Rally in Shares WSJ *
China – Some Fund Managers Say Stocks Can Go Higher WSJ *
China – Price controls blunt impact of rising dollar and falling oil FT
China – Projects to Make Great Wall Feel Small NYT *
China – Antigraft Campaign Ripples Through Economy WSJ *
China – Top country losing via illicit flows / gfi / t *
China – Zombie factories kept open to give illusion of prosperity FT
China – Old rustbelt suffers a big setback E * *
China – Japan Rises in Travel Survey WSJ *
China – Courtship of Latin America tested FT * * *
HK – The mainland’s colonization of the economy R / R * *
China – To Ease Rules to Boost Lending WSJ / B *
China – Small cities buy up their own land FT
China – Large role of land sales in financing local governments / db *
China – 2015 could be the year for local debt defaults / b *
China – Developer Appears to Default WSJ *
China – Property Shows Default Lines WSJ / CD / N *
Media – Chinese Movie Box Office Falls Short of Target WSJ *
Media – Highest grossing films of 2014 / r *
Autos – Electric: GM’s Bolt sparks rivalry WSJ / FT / R / B / AP / NYT / R / WSJ / B *
Autos – Electric: Elon Musk Charges Head-On at Detroit WSJ * *
China – Commodity Imports Surge on Low Prices WSJ
Gold – Miners struggle to shine in investors’ eyes FT / B *
Gold – China Miners Drop Shovels as Slump Bites / B *
Iron – Prospects of Australia miners have suddenly brightened R *
Iron – Bounce likely to be shortlived FT / CD * *
Nickel – Supply likely to fall as Indonesia’s export ban turns 1 N
Copper – Price sheds light on crude’s fall FT / FT / FT *
Coal – European prices swing to discount as US cargoes flood market R *
Coal – Falling oil prices aid miners FT
Coal – China companies on the edge as sales nose-dive CD
Coal – China’s Addiction Brings Scourge of Black Lung WSJ * *
Coal – Thailand Places a Plant Next Door WSJ *
Coal – Polish Government to Shut Mines, Faces Opposition WSJ
Coal – Is decline permanent? r *
China – Migrant Workers Struggle for Pensions WSJ
H5N8 – China Bans Imports of US Poultry Amid Bird-Flu Concerns WSJ
H5N8 – Bird Flu Found at Six More Poultry Farms in Taiwan WSJ
The waning of disease spectator *
