Be in the know. 18 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. China Assets Are ‘Ridiculously Cheap,’ Alberta Fund CEO Says (bloomberg)
  2. Banks Have Problems but Their Stocks Are Cheap. Here Are 5 Worth a Look. (barrons)
  3. China will just about meet its economic growth target of around 5% for this year, the latest Bloomberg survey shows (bloomberg)
  4. The Bull Case for the Stock Market Hinges on This Level for the S&P 500 (barrons)
  5. Amazon Prepares for FTC Fight. A Breakup Might Not Be the Worst Outcome. (barrons)
  6. For This Pro, China’s Slowdown Won’t Hold Back These Luxury Stocks (barrons)
  7. China Has Second Thoughts About Controlling Prices in Its Massive Housing Market (wsj)
  8. Europe’s Secret Weapon at the Ryder Cup Is a Data Geek Called Dodo (wsj)
  9. IPO Optimism Grows, Fueling Hope for Global Recovery (bloomberg)
  10. Amgen Could Get a Piece of the Obesity Market (wsj)
  11. China Starts Local Government Debt Swap Program (bloomberg)
  12. Musk Warns Biden-Backed 40% UAW Pay-Hike Risks Big 3 Bankruptcy (Again) (zerohedge)
  13. Nike (NKE) upgraded at CFRA as pullback makes shares more attractive (streetinsider)
  14. Rob Arnott sees ‘just near perfect environment for value’ stocks (streetinsider)
  15. Don’t write off Hong Kong and mainland China despite headwinds, analysts say (scmp)
  16. FTC’s Amazon antitrust lawsuit faces high bar in US court -experts (reuters)
  17. China Growth Target Hangs in Balance (bloomberg)
  18. Emerging markets are ‘big-time on sale’, says NFJ Investment’s John Mowrey (cnbc)