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Changzhou Liyuan New Energy completed a CNY440m B round, with the investor backed by Changzhou Jintan state capital. Proceeds will buy machinery and raw materials for a high‑performance lithium‑battery cathode materials project. Post‑round valuation is about CNY6.4bn. Changzhou Liyuan is a subsidiary of Longpan Technology Group, focused on R&D, manufacture and sales of core lithium‑battery materials.

瑞士央行行長施萊格爾：央行已提高干預準備，以應對因中東局勢升級帶來的高估壓力。