Fed's Barkin said the labor market is not overheated and is not particularly tight.

The general offices of the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) issued a joint notice launching a baseline carbon emissions measurement review of key emitters covered by China’s national carbon market. The exercise, aimed at implementing Party Central Committee and State Council directives, is intended to provide a clear roadmap for emitters’ carbon measurement management and to strengthen data safeguards for fair trading. Assessments will cover firms’ carbon measurement management systems, allocation, management and use of measurement instruments, and digital/intelligent upgrades, with the objective of mapping current practices and identifying weak points.

Microsoft (MSFT.O) TOP EXECUTIVE told sales staff this week that enterprise customers who commit to large seat purchases and agree to pay extra for certain feature usage will be eligible for 30%–50% discounts on Copilot AI subscriptions. The discounts could begin as early as October, aligning with a planned roll-out of a redesigned Copilot "super app." The revamped Copilot, expected to launch this week, will consolidate AI coding tools and OpenClaw-style AI agent features into a single application; some features will carry additional usage-based charges.