Every once in a while, a week comes along that that offers abundant data that should be greatly significant for markets, but aren’t — because investors and traders care only about how much liquidity central banks inject. This could be such a week, bringing continuing frustration for those who focus on economic fundamentals. The influential data flow will begin with Tuesday’s release of the Chinese Purchasing Managers Index. These numbers will illuminate pressures facing the Chinese economy that intensify the tug of war between an immediate need for greater stimulus measures and a longer-term need to reorient growth ... (full story)