Today’s Issue Cluster: India
Online – Five million iPhones are about to be smuggled into China
Silicon Valley – China Clamps Down on Web, Pinching Companies Like Google
Cotton – India will oust China as top producer this year
EZ – Sep: Consumer Confidence Falls for Fourth Month; -11.4 from -10.0 / WSJ / b *
US – Aug: Existing-Home Sales Fall; -1.8%, -5.3% yr / WSJ / R / *
Currencies – Bond Losses Wiped Out for Treasuries With Dollar Beating All B
Currencies – Pressure on Sterling May Continue Despite Scottish ‘No’ Vote WSJ / B *
India – Economy expands at fastest rate in two years FT * *
India – Modi tackles ‘Licence Raj’ with a thousand cuts FT
India – Baulks at state sell-off FT * *
India – New Poverty Formula Proves Test WSJ *
India – New Delhi Courts ‘Neo Middle Class’ With Incentives WSJ *
India – Economy Looks Much Like China’s in 2001 WSJ *
India – Concern grows as power crisis looms FT * * *
India – Coal shortage eases slightly R * *
India – ‘Power deficit isn’t as dire as thought’ q *
RBI – Ignoring Doubters, Indian Central Bank Chief Tackles Inflation WSJ / wsj / wsj / wsj *
India – Modi seeks bank accounts for 75m poor households FT / WSJ
India – Luring Investors Again WSJ / WSJ
Online – Five million iPhones are about to be smuggled into China q / WSJ
Online – Chinese shoppers fuel US retail sales CD *
Silicon Valley – China Clamps Down on Web, Pinching Companies Like Google NYT
Silicon Valley – The big stick behind Google’s soft power approach to Europe FT
Cotton – Hits snag as China restricts imports FT / X
Cotton – India will oust China as top producer this year R / r *
Carbon – China’s emissions outstrip EU plus US FT / AP / NYT
Carbon – China debates how to impose caps FT *
Carbon – China plans to reduce coal reliance to 65% from 66% q * * *
Carbon – Australian Electricity Emissions rising again / t *
Carbon – Economist’s guide to various actions E * *
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