More Xi summertime rumour mill coverage - Handling of U.S. trade dispute causes rift in Chinese leadership: sources https://t.co/lvMv6gXUTX

Quite a journalistic feat. This is a long, crazy look back at the decade since the GFC (anything from Lindsay Lohan to Dick Fuld, really) - We Are Still Living in the Ruins of the 2008 Crash https://t.co/xBOrDY1rYz via @intelligencer

Love me a good ol' "we got no clue why this is happening" story - Oil speculators grip China futures as prices post mystery gains https://t.co/rOcajGswDG via @business

With some truly timeless Charles Li quotes within - Stock and Bond Connects offer HKEX a revenue boost amid global volatility @GlobalCapNews @GlobalRMB https://t.co/sLWN4cFGJf

Impressive read - Key line for me re China's "three narratives", "China is inherently peaceful and beneficent, the growth of Chinese power is inexorable, and China is vengeful and dangerous if provoked." Australia’s China reset https://t.co/iSyWOTMBPk

This had slipped by me, worthy read - Teslas in the palace signal brewing battle in Beijing https://t.co/neDfO0goy8

"Street fighter-style deceitful drama of extortion and intimidation” - I want to stay serious but but all I can think about is... https://t.co/4Vk4ZdzEeb

Christopher Robin, denied Chinese release, is the latest victim in China’s war on Winnie the Pooh https://t.co/R6uMHf6NrH

WaPo had a stomach-turning investigation into fmr Treasury Sec Geithner and his PE firm's merry band of payday lender-style operations - Unsolicited checks can be a lifeline — and an albatross https://t.co/ZEh9UKHgYg

The daily moves in the USDCNY fix are giving me whiplash, nearly 400bp (weaker) today...definitely signs of a new phase. #RMB #China #PBoC