Be in the know. 15 key reads for Friday…

  1. Alibaba’s chip unit T-Head steps up RISC-V development in China (scmp)
  2. Stocks will have an 8-week rally, and here are 6 reasons why, says Fundstrat’s Lee (marketwatch)
  3. The secret to stocks’ success so far in 2023? An unexpected $1 trillion liquidity boost by central banks. (marketwatch)
  4. Chinese stocks often gain after the country’s annual congress meeting. Here’s what strategists expect this year (cnbc)
  5. Nordstrom beats holiday profit expectations; Sets plans to exit Canada (streetinsider)
  6. ‘Efficiency’ is the tech industry’s new favorite word (yahoo)
  7. China’s central bank signals supportive tone for struggling property sector (ft)
  8. China’s real estate sector on the mend, People’s Bank of China official says (scmp)
  9. Resilient Economy Puts Global Central Banks in a Bind (wsj)
  10. Red Bull Left the Rest of Formula One in the Dust (wsj)
  11. China’s New Government Is Taking Shape. So Are Its Economic Policies. (barrons)
  12. Small-Cap Stocks Shine in Market Reversal (wsj)
  13. What Wall Street Gets Wrong About Xi Jinping’s New Money Men (bloomberg)
  14. Sky-High Car Prices Have Only One Direction to Go From Here (bloomberg)
  15. China is rolling out the red carpet to attract foreign executives (cnbc)