Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Bullock said inf risks from the Middle East are emerging and there is excess domestic demand.

On Sept. 22 the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) said it completed a five-year national assessment of ecological protection redlines. Major ecological-security and strategic regions — including the Yangtze Economic Belt, Yellow River Basin, Qinghai‑Tibet Plateau, Qinling, coastal zones, Jing‑Jin‑Ji, Yangtze River Delta and the Guangdong‑Hong Kong‑Macao Greater Bay Area — showed improving environmental trends. Redline areas remained stable, ecosystem-service functions overall strengthened, and key indicators — water conservation, biodiversity protection and vegetation cover — rose. Water and air quality continued to improve, no major ecological-destruction events or sudden environmental incidents occurred, and the redline institutional framework has been put into effect.

Goolsbee said he is optimistic the Fed can return inflation to a 2% target provided there is no further evidence of demand overheating.