Sept 4, 2026 — DING XUEXIANG and Russian Deputy Prime Minister NOVAK co‑chaired the 23rd China‑Russia Energy Cooperation Committee in Vladivostok. China urged: consolidate existing energy ties and promptly resolve enterprises’ operational and contractual issues to safeguard long‑term, sustainable oil and gas trade and ensure orderly construction and stable operation of bilateral projects; pursue new cooperation areas and frontier technologies, including exploring AI‑energy mutual enablement to b

Hong Kong stocks closed higher; the HSI rose 1.74% and the Hang Seng Tech Index gained 2.27% after intraday peaks above 2% and 3% respectively. Pork-related names led a sector move, with COFCO Joycome (01610.HK) up more than 9%. Large internet names rebounded: Meituan (03690.HK) +5%, NetEase-S (09999.HK) +3%. AI-application plays outperformed: China Literature (00772.HK) +8%, Shenyan Intelligent (02723.HK) +9%. Autonomous-driving names advanced, including Hesai-W (02525.HK) +6% and Baidu (09888.HK) +4%. Other top-performing sectors were coal, new consumption, mainland property, building materials & cement, and oil & gas; laggards included power semiconductors, PCB, port transport, chips, OLED and optical communications. Notable decliners: Xiyin-W (00625.HK) -9%, Hua Hong Hongli (01347.HK) -8%.

Bank of England chief economist Pill said the MPC should be cautious about using relatively extreme "assumed" scenarios to illustrate its analytical framework.