9 December 2014



Today’s Issue Cluster: China




MAJOR DATA POINTS

Germany – Oct: Exports Fall but Still Robust; +0.5% from +5.5% / WSJ / AP / de *

US – Oct: Wholesale stockpiles up; +0.4% from +0.4% / AP / R

US – Oct: JOLTS jobs openings increased; 4.834m from 4.685m / AP / cr *


MARKETS

China – Stocks, Currency and Corporate Bonds Fall WSJ

Stocks – China: Stocks dash towards bubble territory FT * *

Stocks – China: Levered stock market ft *

Stocks – China: Retail Investors Fuel Stock Rally WSJ / FT / e FT * * *

Stocks – China: Beijing measures mobilise army of new stock investors R *

Stocks – China: Bull Market Lifts Brokerages WSJ * *

Stocks – China: Surpasses Japan as World’s Second-Biggest Equity Market B

Currencies – Yuan: There are incentives to join the wars in earnest ft *

Currencies – Yuan: ‘Still not ready for prime time’ N / N *


ECONOMICS

China – Advisers recommend 7% growth goal R / WSJ *

China – Oil price slide a mixed blessing FT

China – Poised to trim its growth target N *

China – Gap in HK trade numbers narrowed, but still high R *

China – ‘Wasted’ $6.8t in investment, warn Beijing researchers FT

China – Fear of a deflationary spiral FT * * *

China – More Easing Is No Magic Wand WSJ *

China – The Troubles With Building a ‘GE’ WSJ *

China – Impoverished south-west seeks to become an economic hub E *

China – The impact of a slowdown E *

China – Art Buyers Go Shopping Overseas WSJ *

China – Tax Authorities to Step Up Supervision of Multinationals WSJ *

China – Tax Authority Targets Income of Foreigners, Wealthy Chinese WSJ *

China – Publishes ‘adultery map’ of unfaithful officials DT *


POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY

China – HK Protesters Brace for New Police Action B / R * *

China – Taiwan Grapples With Closer Ties WSJ *


MONETARY POLICY

PBOC – Loosens Monetary Policy Further, Scrapping Repo Sales B

PBOC – Won’t consider more rate cuts until Q4 data out R / WSJ / B * * *


FINANCE

China – Banks Press PBOC to Cut Reserve-Requirement Ratio WSJ *

China – Gives Boost to Banks in Bid to Reduce Borrowing Costs WSJ

China – Banks Seize on New Debt Option WSJ *

China – Launches Bank Deposit Insurance WSJ / FT / B / WSJ / WSJ / X *

China – Could trigger exodus from small to ‘too big to fail’ rivals / b *

China – Which banks pass the ‘too big to fail’ test? / b *

China – Over-Reliance on Guaranteed Loans wsj * * *

China – Banking tricks blunt drive to increase lending R

China – ‘Bad Bank’ Sees Bad Loans Peaking in 2015 WSJ

China – Shadow bank collapse exposes grey-market lending risk FT


REAL ESTATE

China – New-Home Prices Fall in November WSJ

China – Rate Cut Seen Halting Home Sales Slide as Sentiment Turns B / WSJ

China – Rate cut is cold comfort for struggling developers R *

China – Property market set for demographic hit FT *

China – Growth Seen Slowing From Rail to Retail as Housing Peaks B


SERVICES



MANUFACTURING

Rail – Chinese rolling-stock giants talk merger R / B / N *


TECH

Internet – Warm West Coast Reception for China’s Web Czar nyt / wsj / B / R / WSJ


TRADE & TRANSPORTATION



COMMODITIES

Steel – China’s Slowdown Hits Price of Iron Ore WSJ / FT / B *

Steel – Chinese Interests Look to Malaysia for Cheap Ore NYT *

Steel – China exports hit record high as glut spills overseas N

Steel – ‘China ore demand forecast to stay steady in 2015’ CD *

Steel – Miners: Fe-ling forecasts FT *

Steel – Rio keen to blend mining and marketing FT * * *


ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT



LABOR & EDUCATION



HEALTH



ENDNOTE

Global Fine Wine Prices vs. Chinese Consumer Sentiment b *


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