Schroder Investment senior economist George Brown said the Bank of England is buying time by keeping the policy rate unchanged and that the threshold for further hikes remains high. He said a weak labour market and tepid growth should limit second‑round effects from energy price spikes and that a preliminary deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz should reduce some extreme upside energy risk, but warned the BoE could still be forced to act if inflation expectations continue to rise.

Market reports say China Resources Beer (Holdings) Ltd has launched a special exit audit of the economic-responsibility performance of Gan Xiaofeng, former GM of Jingzhi Baijiu and current GM of Shuijingfang. A contact in China Resources Beer's audit team confirmed the audit is underway, described it as an internal company process and said there is nothing for external disclosure. Shuijingfang had not responded by publication time.

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