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Early on Sept. 18 DR007 rebounded to 1.4550%, trading around the PBOC 7‑day policy rate near 1.4%. The PBOC injected 162 billion yuan via 7‑day reverse repos and, for the first time in nearly a year, conducted a 14‑day reverse repo of 100 billion yuan. DR007 is a short‑term funding benchmark; its spread versus the PBOC 7‑day repo is used to gauge funding tightness—DR007 above the policy rate signals tighter market funding, below signals looser conditions.

People familiar with the matter said Baidu (09888.HK) AI office agent Dazi Enterprise edition posted ARR growth of nearly 10x MoM in July and August. The pace has driven multiple internal upward revisions to Dazi’s annual revenue target; the latest target is roughly 3–5x the goal set at the start of the year. Management has high-frequency engagement with the Dazi team and is prioritizing the agent’s Harness direction—aiming for competitive end-to-end task execution—over strict revenue or user-growth mandates.