September 12 (Wednesday)

Markets
New Way to Play FANG Stocks Falls Short for Some Investors (W)
Hong Kong’s $2.1 Trillion Benchmark Stock Index Enters Bear Market (W)
Reliance on Soaring Stocks Leaves the U.S. Dollar in a ‘Fragile’ State (B)
These Are the Markets in Hurricane Florence’s Path (B)

Central banks
Markets See Highest Chance Yet of Two More Fed Hikes in 2018 (B)

US
U.S. Small Business Optimism Just Hit Its Highest Level in History (B)
Job Openings Exceed Unemployed Americans Again in July (W)
More Workers Are Quitting as Job Openings Rise (W)
Steel Workers Demand Higher Pay as Tariffs Lift Profits (W)
Older Workers Account for All Net Job Growth Since 2000 (FRB-SL)
Investors finally embrace big single-family rental companies a decade after the financial crisis (C)

China
China Replaces Family Planning With Family Development as Births Decline (W)

US politics
Trump told Gary Cohn to ‘print money’ to lower the national debt, according to Bob Woodward’s book (C)

Geopolitics & trade
China Woos U.S. Companies Again, Curbs Trade Threats (W)
China Seeks to Retaliate Against U.S. Over Dumping Violation (B)

Industries & companies
FANGs: Apple will probably lower iPhone prices on Wednesday — here’s why (C)

Offbeat
Robots Are Producing More of What You Eat (W)
The Government May Want to Buy Your Dying Mall (W)