Today’s Issue Cluster: China
HK – Rising China risk tarnishes business hub luster
PBOC – Monetary Easing Is Starting to Hit Home
China – Faces struggle to recast steel workers for service sector
US – Feb: Wholesale inventories fall sharply; -0.5% from -0.2% (was +0.2%) / R
China – Bulls Become an Extinct Species WSJ
China – Renminbi bears rethink currency bets FT *
China – Has currency truce been declared? FT * *
China – Currency moves sow confusion FT *
China – IMF Pressing for More Disclosure on Currency Operations WSJ *
China – Forex reserves rise for first time in five months FT
China – Forex Losses Jumped 13-Fold, Investors Brace for More B *
China – Stanches Flow of Money Out of the Country NYT *
China – Currency Victory Hides Scars of War WSJ *
China – Beijing Quietly Signals Growing Market Confidence WSJ *
HK – China Traders Flee to Hong Kong in Record Stock-Buying Streak B *
China – Stabilizes but economists warn on stimulus risk FT *
China – New economy groups outperform FT *
China – Workers ‘to account for 12% of global consumption’ FT * * *
China – Industry profit margins set to remain under pressure FT *
China – Innovation Sputters WSJ
China – Upheavals in taste and shopping habits FT *
China – Piece of the global art market is shrinking WSJ *
Taiwan – Faces a testing transition FT *
China – Never-ending stimulus: Adding up local debt B *
HK – Rising China risk tarnishes business hub luster AP
PBOC – Monetary Easing Is Starting to Hit Home B * *
China – Bank profits flat-line as bad debts continue to soar R / FT / WSJ *
China – Banking system is large / t *
China – Price falls keep property developers grounded FT *
China – Subprime Housing Risks Raise Red Flags WSJ *
China – Battered Property Stocks Are Cheap for a Reason WSJ *
China – Where Oil Workers Have Job Security WSJ *
China – Faces struggle to recast steel workers for service sector FT *
Photos taken by locals and tourists in Hong Kong motw *
