Ukraine President Zelenskiy is en route to Norway for a new round of peace talks.

Sichuan provincial statistics office said on Oct. 20 that industrial value added of enterprises above designated size rose 6.7% YoY in 1–3Q 2026, 0.3 percentage points higher than H1. With macro measures gaining traction since H2, faster traditional-industry upgrading and steady expansion of new growth drivers, industrial output accelerated month‑to‑month: September rose 7.8% YoY and Q3’s average monthly growth was 7.5%, above Q1 and Q2, showing strong growth resilience.

【德商银行：德国债务担忧日益与法国趋同】德国商业银行Joerg Kraemer的在一份报告中指出，德国的债务问题正日益与法国相似。他表示，德国已采取通过公共支出应对能源价格飙升等危机的做法。“与20世纪70年代的石油价格冲击时期不同，德国联邦政府曾两次推出燃油税减免措施，尽管这类政策同样让许多富裕群体受益，同时也削弱了节约能源的激励。” Kraemer表示，鉴于德国执政联盟仅以微弱优势执政，且在经济政策上存在分歧，两国在政治层面的相似之处也在日益增加。预计德国今年的预算赤字将升至占GDP的4%，与法国的5%相差无几。他补充道，德国应优先保障公共财政，并提高竞争力以促进经济增长。