Today’s Issue Cluster: China
Bonds – EZ going long is better than going south
Rare Earths – A Stock Soars After Showing Up on ’60 Minutes’
Oil – Feds’ Fracking Rule Won’t Have Big Impact For Now
China – Mar: Flash HSBC PMI contracts to 11-month low; 49.2 from 50.7 / R / WSJ / B / AP * *
EZ – Mar: Markit PMI Strengthens; 54.1 from 53.3 / FT / WSJ / NYT / AP * *
UK – Feb: Inflation falls; zero from +0.3% / WSJ / FT / AP / t *
US – Feb: Consumer Prices Rise For First Time Since October; +0.2% from -0.7% / R / WSJ
US – Jan: Home Prices Rose Less Than Expected; +0.3%, +5.1% yr / B
US – Feb: Sales of New Homes Climb to Seven-Year High; +7.8% / B / R / cr *
US – Mar: Markit factory activity inches up; 55.3 from 55.1 / R / B *
Bonds – ECB Stimulus Pushes Investors to Riskier Debt WSJ * *
Bonds – US companies sell record euro debt FT *
Bonds – Market fears liquidity crunch repeat FT * *
Bonds – EZ going long is better than going south R *
Bonds – The credit clock tolls for (some of) thee ft * *
Bonds – China’s market passes property test FT * *
China – Stumble Is More Than Seasonal WSJ *
China – ADB sees growth of at least 7% for next two years FT
China – Needs Overhaul to Avoid Further Slowdown, OECD Says WSJ
China – Firms Shift Investment From Mines to Trophy Assets WSJ *
China – ‘Wealth is flooding the world’ N * * *
China – All of Asia feeling ‘new normal’ N * * *
China – Slowdown sparks deflation fears N *
China – Japanese slow to open up to growing economic interest N *
China – Resource exporters face a glut as Beijing curbs imports N * *
China – Beijing has lent billions but defaults loom FT * * * * * * * *
China – Home Prices Extend Slide WSJ / WSJ * * *
HK – Property boom poised to end as Fed preps for rate hike R
HigherEd – China: A surge in US overseas study E *
HigherEd – China’s Anticorruption Campaign Drives Out MBA Students WSJ *
HigherEd – China’s elderly flock back to university FT *
China – Internet: Commerce and control FT * *
Rare Earths – A Stock Soars After Showing Up on ’60 Minutes’ B * *
Rare Earths – Production with US import sources / motw *
Oil – India Won’t Pick Up China’s Slack WSJ *
Oil – Price Drop Hurts Spending on Business Investments WSJ *
Oil – Debt Is Sector’s Four-Letter Word B * *
Oil – Majors pile on record debt FT *
Oil – Feds’ Fracking Rule Won’t Have Big Impact For Now IBD *
Oil – Shale producers blame export ban for low US price FT / AP *
Oil – Sands producers face harsh reality of rout B
Oil – US refiners turn to tanker trucks to avoid ‘dumbbell’ crudes R
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