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Bank of England Deputy Governor Lombardelli said policy may need to be adjusted if risks increase.

In Shenzhen offline malls multiple laptop brands have raised retail prices since the start of the year; excluding government subsidies, price increases on brand-name complete systems are materially smaller than the near-50% hikes seen in locally assembled offline PCs. The price move is shifting some demand from new machines to the second‑hand market and repairs: Huaqiangbei reports a marked summer uptick in used-laptop inquiries as office workers and students postpone new purchases. Repair and upgrade work — notably HDD/SSD and memory expansion — has risen noticeably, boosting service and component demand for the repair channel.