The Bank of England said on Friday an Oct. 2-16 survey of about 1,945 CFOs showed firms expect selling prices to rise 3.8% over the next 12 months, up from a 3.7% expectation in September. Firms reported selling prices rose 3.8% in the year to October. On a three-month average, firms expect one-year-ahead output price inflation to be unchanged. Firms reported wages rose 3.9% in the year to October, down from 4.0% in September, and expect wages to rise 3.4% over the next 12 months—implying a 0.5

MOFCOM said it noted the FCC vote approving restrictions on testing laboratories, describing the move as a unilateral U.S. action that ignored China's repeated representations and breached leaders' consensus. It said the measures harm Chinese and other trading partners' interests, disrupt Sino‑U.S. trade stability and global supply chains, and that China is strongly dissatisfied and has already taken countermeasures. MOFCOM said the door to resolve the issue through consultation remains open, urged the U.S. to revoke the measures, and warned it will take further necessary steps if Washington proceeds.

Fast Code AI创始人Arjun Jain于10月30日发布一项机器人科研数据统计，分析2021—2026年国际机器人与自动化会议（ICRA）和国际智能机器人与系统会议（IROS）的19,273篇论文。数据显示，中国在机器人研究产出方面持续扩大优势：ICRA 2026年中国第一作者论文占比达到31%，超过美国的29%；视觉语言动作（VLA）相关论文中，中国占52%，美国占22%。但在科研影响力和学术资源方面，美国仍领先：2022—2024年被引次数排名前1%的论文中，美国占50%，中国仅占17%；2026年主旨演讲和分会主席中，美国占比分别为47%和52%，中国仅为9%和5%。更值得注意的是，研究发现，美国主导的IROS论文中，涉及人形机器人的29篇论文有24篇使用中国制造的机器人，占83%；数据呈现出机器人产业链的一个明显分化：中国在研究产出和硬件制造方面的影响力上升，美国则在高影响力学术成果、科研工具链和学术组织方面保持优势。