Today’s Issue Cluster: China
China – ‘Data detail often soft-handed anti-corruption campaign’
China – Developers Build in America, but Look for Buyers at Home
China – Beijing orders SOEs to hire former soldiers
US – Oct: Case-Shiller Home Price Growth Strengthened; +5.2% from +4.9% / WSJ / R / B
US – Dec: UMich Consumer Confidence Rises; 96.5 from 92.6 / WSJ
China – Stock Market Still a Draw After Tumultuous Year WSJ * *
China – Stock market outperforms S&P despite wild swings FT *
China – Leaders Flag More Stimulus After Top Economic Meeting B * *
China – Old economy focus ‘understates’ growth FT * * * *
China – Plan to Merge Sprawling Firms Risks Curbing Competition WSJ *
China – Loses Another Economic Indicator as Minxin Suspends PMI B
China – Where Economic Turbulence Could Start in 2016 B * * * * *
HK – Caught between US tightening and China slowdown FT
HK – Retailers Lost in Currency Translation WSJ *
HK – Fed Rate Increase to Cool Property Prices WSJ *
Mongolia – May be turning a corner E *
China – US warns Europe over granting market economy status FT / FT
China – Country’s ‘Warren Buffett’ said to be ‘assisting authorities’ FT *
China – ‘Data detail often soft-handed anti-corruption campaign’ CER * *
PBOC – Optimistic on severity of China slowdown FT
China – Technology Taking Over Finance WSJ *
China – Apple Seeks to Launch Apple Pay by February WSJ
China – Developers Look to Diversify WSJ *
China – Developers Build in America, but Look for Buyers at Home WSJ
China – Beijing orders SOEs to hire former soldiers FT *
China – Industrial employment falls to lowest level since 2000 FT * *
China – Workers Are Fighting Back as Economic Dream Fades WSJ *
China – Working age population to fall 10% by 2040 FT *
China – Workforce could yet rise, not fall FT * * * *
China – Delivers on Two-Child Birth Policy WSJ
China – Families Reluctant to Let Go of One-Child Model WSJ *
