[Reuters] Shares limp toward biggest monthly drop since February
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Stocks Waver; UBS Boosts Europe Equities: Markets Wrap
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Asian Credit Spreads Widen Most in Five Months on China Fears
[AP] Fed’s preferred inflation gauge shows a modest rise in latest sign of slowing price increases
[AP] US applications for jobless claims inch back down as companies hold on to their employees
[Reuters] US consumer spending in July surges; weekly jobless claims fall
[CNBC] 61% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck — inflation is still squeezing budgets
[Reuters] Fed’s Bostic says U.S. interest rates are high enough
[Reuters] China’s factory activity shrinks for 5th month, maintains pressure for policy support
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China’s Factory Activity Sparks Hope Slump Is Bottoming Out
[Reuters] Country Garden faces key test as onshore bondholders set to vote on extension
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Country Garden Posts Record Loss, Warns of Possible Default
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Some Country Garden Bondholders Seek Default on Yuan Note
[Reuters] How Evergrande’s downfall signaled China’s property crisis
[Reuters] Exclusive: Chinese exporters using currency swaps to retain dollars as yuan sags
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Euro-Zone Inflation Gauges Hold Above 5% Before Key ECB Meeting
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] BOE Chief Economist Says Rates Must Stay ‘Sufficiently High’ for Some Time
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Driest August in a Century Stokes More India Crop Curb Fears
[Reuters] North Korea stages nuclear strike drill to protest allied exercises
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Iran Uranium Near Bomb-Grade Is Focus of Atomic Watchdog Report
[Reuters] Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia reject China’s latest South China Sea map
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Japan Military Seeks Record Budget as Threats in Region Mount
[Bloomberg] ECB’s Schnabel Sees Worsened Growth Outlook But Prices Stubborn
[NYT] Inflation Has Been Easing Fast, but Wild Cards Lie Ahead
[WSJ] China’s Economy Shows Fresh Signs of Weakness in Factories, Consumer Spending
[FT] Gary Gensler unleashes biggest SEC regulatory blitz since financial crisis
[FT] The dangers of leveraged ETFs
[FT] Foreign investors sell China shares at record pace in August
[FT] Japan raises military spending to counter China with more missiles and ships
[FT] Wildfires expected to spread beyond traditional danger zones, scientists warn
