France's finance minister said the ECB is fulfilling its responsibilities.

ING now expects the Fed and the ECB to each deliver one additional rate hike by December, reversing a prior forecast of steady policy. ING economists said recent Fed and ECB meetings and a supply‑side shock from surging energy prices — whose broader economic impact has been limited so far —, combined with memories of the 2022 inflation spike and delayed policy response, support their call for December tightening.

At the Green Energy Innovation Development Conference in Tianjin on Sept. 17-18, 2026, GCL Energy Technology said its AI energy trading solution has trial-managed 200 bln kWh, a scaled validation of its stability and reliability for large-volume power trading and operations. The system now covers 23 major provinces, more than 100 cities and thousands of market participants, establishing nationwide AI-powered power trading capability.