Today’s Issue Cluster: China
China – Cuts property group risks with domestic bonds
Media – Film groups team up to conquer China market
Chips – Concern Grows in US Over China’s Drive
US – Jan: Housing Starts Fell; -3.8%, +1.8% yr / WSJ / R / AP
US – Jan: Industrial output rises; +0.9; from -0.7% / R
US – Jan: Producer Prices Rose; +0.1%, -0.2% yr / WSJ
China – How Big Mama Hurt Yuan Speculators B *
China – Favors Flexibility in Managing Yuan WSJ *
China – Currency turmoil casts doubt on forex pegs FT *
China – Starts to Lose Confidence in Their Currency NYT
China – Forex Reserves Plunge to Three-Year Low WSJ / WSJ / B *
China – Seeing the largest episode of capital flight in history WSJ *
China – Sharpens Efforts to Halt Money Outflow WSJ *
China – ConfBd: New GDP Gauge Suggest ‘Hard Landing’ B *
China – Goldman: Lacks global impact many fear FT * * *
China – Obsession with GDP targets threatens its economy E *
China – Closer ties fail to boost Russia trade N *
China – Debt levels cast cloud over march of Companies FT *
China – Factories Hunt for Growing Markets WSJ *
China – ChemChina rides new wave of outbound deals FT * *
China – M&A: A world of debt FT *
China – Companies Are Shopping Abroad at Record Pace WSJ *
China – EU Warns of Slowdown Impact WSJ *
PBOC – Prioritizes Strong Yuan When Managing Liquidity WSJ *
PBOC – In a quandary over capital controls FT *
PBOC – Made Aggressive Lunar New Year Cash Injection WSJ *
China – Bank lending hits record in January FT / WSJ / B *
China – Floods banks with record amount of cash FT / WSJ *
China – Prioritizes growth over deleveraging FT *
China – Credit Boom Might Not Pack a Punch WSJ *
China – Efforts to move away from banks being stymied FT *
China – Struggling companies turn to P2P exchanges FT / FT *
China – Profits soar but risks lurk at small banks FT *
China – Investors rush online to ditch stakes in rural lenders FT
China – Shenzhen housing prices up 50% from a year ago WSJ *
China – Cuts property group risks with domestic bonds FT *
HK – Breaks record for ‘severely unaffordable’ housing FT / AFP *
China – Quality of workers to rise, even if number falls FT * *
Media – Film groups team up to conquer China market FT *
Media – China’s Move to Ride on Korean Wave Leaves Seoul Divided WSJ *
Chips – China wants to become a superpower E *
Chips – Concern Grows in US Over China’s Drive NYT
Chips – Equipment Makers Eye An Era Of Waning Apple iPhone Demand IBD
137 occasions given over to UN days e *
