Zhongguancun Energy Storage Industry Technology Alliance deputy secretary-general Li Zhen said at the 2026 World Energy Storage Congress that as of Q3 2026 China’s power storage cumulative installed capacity reached 252.2 GW, up 41.3% YoY and 18.2% since end-2025. Pumped hydro’s share fell 3.4 percentage points versus end-2025 and about 7.3 percentage points YoY. Share of non-lithium new storage technologies rose 0.5 percentage points YoY; long-duration technologies such as flow batteries and co

The Bank of England's deputy governor Breeden said firms' efforts to absorb the energy-price shock make policymakers' job easier.

At the 2026 IMF and WBG annual meetings in Bangkok on Friday, Fed Chair Kevin Warsh said he will not pre-judge future rate decisions and did not indicate whether the Fed will raise rates at its Oct. 27-28 policy meeting or hold them as markets expect. He said the Fed’s September hike made clear it will achieve price stability and has withdrawn a degree of policy accommodation, and added he will not disclose in advance what he might do at the remaining meetings this year.