美国8月里奇蒙德联储服务业收入指数 -8，前值-3。

Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) minutes: staff research suggested adopting a more forward-looking monetary policy could be more appropriate.

A social‑media post on Aug. 24 said multiple industry sources believe approvals for newly proposed lithium‑battery capacity in H2 have largely stopped and short‑term approval activity is stalled. MIIT staff said they found no related notice on the ministry website. Executives at several listed battery and energy companies said they had received no official notice. Liu Yong, secretary‑general of the energy‑storage branch of the China Chemical and Physical Power Industry Association, said he could not verify the report, that a blanket suspension was unlikely, but MIIT could make targeted adjustments.