Today’s Issue Cluster: China
Autos – VW: Emissions Tests Come Under Global Scrutiny
Rice – Weather Cuts Crop in Southern US
Oil – Sasol bets on shale gas with $9b plant
Germany – Oct: GfK consumer climate index dropped; 9.6 from 9.9 / AP *
Germany – Sep: Ifo business climate index rose; 108.5 from 108.4 / AFP *
US – Aug: New-Home Sales Up; +5.7% / WSJ / cr *
US – Aug: Durable Orders Fall; +2.0% from -1.9% / WSJ / R / AP
US – Week: Jobless claims tick up; +3k to 267k / WSJ / AP
China – A Big Bet That The Currency Will Devalue Further NYT / FT *
China – A Few Winners in Struggling Stock Market WSJ *
China – HK Stocks Still Cheap Despite Cash Inflows Into City WSJ *
China – HK competition law to tame the tycoons B *
China – Economic Outlook Too Grim, Survey Shows WSJ / FT *
China – Economy Bigger Than It Seems? WSJ *
China – Signs point to deepening distress FT
China – Revs up its bid for WTO market economy status FT
China – Pledges Economic Reforms WSJ / FT *
China – Unveils Overhaul of Bloated State Sector WSJ / FT / AP / E * *
China – Lots of money is escaping porous capital controls E *
China – Ties lose lustre as Iran refocuses on trade with west FT *
China – US states deepen commercial ties FT * *
China – US Presses Firms to Raise Complaints WSJ / NYT *
China – Cyber Sleuths Track Hacker to Military WSJ / NYT *
China – How Asia views each other e *
China – House prices rebound — how come? FT * * * *
China – Home Prices Rose in 35 of 70 Cities / b *
China – ‘Property is once again becoming the asset of choice’ ft *
China – Factories struggle to fill production lines FT
China – Workers Stumble as Factories Stall WSJ *
Autos – VW: CEO Resigns Over Emissions Scandal WSJ *
Autos – VW: Scandal set to choke diesel car industry FT / R * *
Autos – VW: US carmakers hit by scandal reverberations FT
Autos – VW: Emissions Scandal Puts European Rivals on Offensive WSJ *
Autos – VW: Other Diesel Ruse: Premium Pricing B *
Autos – VW: Scandal dents trust in battered sector FT * *
Autos – VW: Emissions Tests Come Under Global Scrutiny NYT / FT *
Rice – Weather Cuts Crop in Southern US B *
Rice – Japan’s consumption is falling fast FT / AS * *
Oil – Fracking Firms That Drove Boom Struggle to Survive WSJ
Oil – Energy Lending Caught in a Squeeze WSJ *
Oil – Financial support fades for US shale drillers FT *
Oil – Slide forces companies to rethink how they operate FT / FT * *
Oil – Sasol bets on shale gas with $9b plant FT *
The pope’s visit could be an ominous sign for the stock market bi *
