Be in the know. 18 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. China’s internet sector expands in first half amid economic recovery efforts (scmp)
  2. S., China Agree on Steps to Ease Trade Tensions (wsj)
  3. Gina Raimondo, the U.S. commerce secretary, said Washington did not want to “decouple” from China. (nytimes)
  4. Chinese Stocks Are in a Slump—and Value Investors Are Excited (wsj)
  5. China Banks to Cut Rates on Mortgages, Deposits in Stimulus Push (bloomberg)
  6. Markets Show China Needs a Stimulus ‘Bazooka’ to Woo Investors (bloomberg)
  7. China Pledges to Speed Up Fiscal Spending (bloomberg)
  8. Raimondo Stresses Optimism on Economic Ties With China’s Premier (bloomberg)
  9. Raimondo Says US Firms Tell Her China Is Becoming Uninvestable (bloomberg)
  10. Wall Street Reels From Painful August as Winning Trades Go Sour (bloomberg)
  11. 3M settles lawsuit over earplugs after a June settlement of up to $12.5B for so-called forever chemicals. (marketwatch)
  12. After calling the S&P 500’s climb this year, this strategist says hang on, the gains aren’t over. (marketwatch)
  13. Elon Musk’s futuristic Cybertruck nears debut as Tesla aims to win over skeptics (nypost)
  14. These financial market signals are telling a different story about China’s economy (businessinsider)
  15. Pinduoduo (PDD) rallies 12% on massive Q2 beat (streetinsider)
  16. Markets are not signaling doom and gloom for China’s economy (ft)
  17. Commerce secretary says US wants to work with China (reuters)
  18. Raimondo Says Trade Can Stabilize China Ties (bloomberg)