Turning residential market puts pressure on developers – and investors – The Australian Financial Review

The deteriorating residential property market will pressure developers as funding costs rise and prices fall, creating extra risks for investors.  The residential market slowdown that pulled prices down 1.6 per cent in July, their steepest annual fall in six years, marks a turning in a housing construction cycle that has boomed for six years and attracted many new players. …

China July services new business growth weakest since December 2015: Caixin PMI – Moneycontrol.com

China’s services sector expanded at the weakest pace in four months in July, as there was the least growth in new business since December 2015, a private survey showed on Friday. Forward-looking sentiment meanwhile was the second-weakest on record, with respondents blaming concerns surrounding company restructuring and the impact of the U.S.-China trade war. For…