Today’s Issue Cluster: China Economy
Space – Startup Disruption Reaches the Final Frontier
Silicon Valley – ‘Europe strikes back’
Coal – Dirtiest Becomes Most Popular on EPA Rules
EZ – Aug: Inflation Remains at Record Lows; 0.4% from 0.4% / WSJ / B / NYT *
US – Aug: Consumer prices post first decline in 16 months; -0.2% from 0.1% / R / WSJ / B *
China – Opens Stock Market to Foreign Investors WSJ *
China – Stock Rally Defies Construction Slowdown B *
China – Yuan Takes Corporate Profits Down With It WSJ *
China – Economic Slump Complicates Beijing’s Restructuring Plans WSJ *
China – Electricity output contracts 2.2% / b *
China – Cement production growth has slipped sharply q *
China – Moment of Truth: Financial Reform or Growth? WSJ *
China – State Companies Begin Hunt for Investors WSJ *
China – Record number of companies in red ink N * *
China – Firms Feel Unwelcome According to Survey WSJ / WSJ / B *
China – Aims to Shed Light on Local Debt WSJ *
China – Weak Demand for Asia’s Exports Sows Confusion wsj
China – Shanghai free-trade zone struggles to live up to its hype FT / *
PBOC – Provides $81b in Liquidity to Five Banks B / WSJ / B / B
PBOC – Struggles as Chinese Borrowers Hold Back WSJ
China – Credit Gauge Misses Estimates as Growth Risks Escalate B / b *
China – ‘Loans enough to ease collapse fears, not enough to drive rebound’ b *
China – Bad loans squeeze profits at biggest banks N *
China – Shape-shifting shadow banks evolve once more E *
China – Securitization Surge Raises Concerns WSJ *
China – State Banks Report Surge in Soured Loans WSJ / FT / R / N *
China – Bad bank clean-up crew FT / FT * * * *
China – January to August Home Sales Decline WSJ / WSJ / b *
China – Property developers borrow at record pace FT / WSJ
China – Property Slump Spurs Record Loans to Builders B
China – Property Developers’ New Financing Tool Raises Red Flags WSJ *
China – Developer Debt Risk Rises as Sales Miss B *
Space – Boeing-SpaceX Team Split $6.8b Space Taxi Award WSJ / NYT / FT / B / R
Space – Airbus to streamline through disposals FT / WSJ
Space – Startup Disruption Reaches the Final Frontier wsj
Silicon Valley – ‘Europe strikes back’ FT / FT / nyt *
Silicon Valley – Internet Power Balance Tilts Toward Asia WSJ *
Silicon Valley – Asian tech groups fail to exploit early advantage against Apple FT *
Silicon Valley – Tying up the internet FT * * * *
Coal – China limit on ash content set to hit global miners FT / WSJ / SMH / ABC / SMH / SMH / smh / r *
Coal – Dirtiest Becomes Most Popular on EPA Rules B
Demog – China: Stern Warnings About Falling Fertility Rate wsj *
The countries that have declared independence from the UK gp *
