Today’s Issue Cluster: China
China – Growth Seen Slowing Sharply Over Decade WSJ *
China – Summers says the world is too optimistic q *
China – The economy has everyone worried—except the Chinese q *
China – Low Inflation Hampers Debt Escape WSJ *
China – Shrinking Growth Target Gives Room to Tackle Debt B
China – Halts Bond Sales From State Companies WSJ *
China – Is the renminbi set to slump? ft * *
China – To Impose Quota on Local Government Debt FT / WSJ / B
China – Asian corporations increase their US dollar shorts ft *
China – Once a Symbol of Power, Farming Now an Economic Drag NYT
HK – Unrest puts focus on fading growth FT *
HK – Forecasts for 2014 GDP growth edge down / b *
PBOC – First Rate Cut Since 2012 Signaled in Swaps B
China – To Inject More Funds Into Banks WSJ / B *
China – Banks Boost Lending WSJ / b *
China – Credit Growth Climbs as Targeted Easing Kicks In B / b *
China – Debt risks zombifying the financial system E *
China – Challenged by Deepening Property Slump WSJ *
China – Banks Relax Mortgage Rules WSJ
China – Buy one, get free chickens; developers resort to gimmicks FT
China – Ping An Offers to Finance Down Payments WSJ *
China – Agile Property Scraps Share Sale WSJ / WSJ / FT / WSJ / WSJ * *
China – Developers park bulldozers in slack market FT *
China – Real Estate Buyers Turn to Tokyo WSJ *
Telecoms – New iPad Lets Users Swap Data Plans WSJ / FT / WSJ
Telecoms – European Providers Gear Up for Connected Wireless Fight WSJ *
Telecoms – EU and China end row as EU drops threats against Huawei R / WSJ
Copper – China imports set to plunge FT / WSJ
Copper – Chinese Stimulus Fuels Hope for Prices WSJ
Rare Earths – China’s exchange feeding price spikes N *
Demog – China: To Broaden Two-Child Policy in 2 Years B
China – Digital doctors: Beijing sees tech cure for healthcare woes R / r *