Farmland in Hong Kong, left, sits across the border from commercial and residential buildings standing in the Luohu district of Shenzhen, China, on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013. Two of Chinas three biggest securities firms predict the central bank will refrain from using open-market operations to inject funds this week as policy makers seek to rein in debt and contain inflation. Photographer: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg via Getty Images