Thailand deputy finance minister said FDI continues to flow into the country and is becoming more diversified.

Fed minutes: several officials said cooling inflation could allow rates to be held steady or cut.

LONGi Green Energy has begun mass production of a 21GW ACM (nano-alloy matrix contact) cell at its Xixian production base. German Hamelin Solar Research Institute certified cell efficiency at 27.6%, and TÜV Rheinland certified ACM module power at 672W. Mass-production data show conversion-efficiency gains of 0.2–0.3 percentage points and module power increases of 3–5W; the company reports gigawatt-scale benchmark production and industry-leading stability and reliability.