The Wall Street Journal reports, "A massive selloff in August had already left many stock benchmarks in the region off more than 10% from recent peaks. And while markets found sturdier footing last week-shares in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Japan rebounded after a number of down weeks in a row-volatility was returning to Chinese domestic shares, a pressure point for neighboring markets. On Sunday, data showed China's factory output and fixed-asset investment were both weaker than expected in August, underlining challenges Beijing faces in pushing the economy to reach its full-year economic-growth target of about 7%."
"The border is the digital one that divides China from the rest of the world. It is laden with inefficiencies and a series of filters known as the Great Firewall, which slows Internet traffic to a crawl as it travels into and out of China. Now, a partnership between an American start-up and a Chinese Internet behemoth has created a sort of fast lane to speed traffic across the border. In the process, the two companies are establishing a novel business model with implications for other American technology firms looking to do business in China's politically sensitive tech industry," The New York Times reports.
Reuters writes, "Brent crude oil fell on Monday as weaker-than-expected Chinese data weighed on markets, adding to concerns that declining global demand would exacerbate a surplus of crude. Traders also waited to see whether the U.S. central bank raises interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade later this week. Should interest rates rise, analysts expect oil to fall as a stronger dollar would undermine demand from importing countries. Oil prices have fallen almost 60 percent since June 2014 on the largest global surplus in modern times and concerns about a slowing Chinese economy."