Fed minutes: many participants said if inf does not continue to decline, it may be necessary to keep policy rates higher.

China Securities Association data show the technology narrative in the bond market strengthened and broker-led tech-innovation bond activity expanded in 1H 2026. In 1H 2026, 73 broker-dealers acted as lead underwriters or ABS managers on 553 tech-innovation bond issues totaling CNY 500.08 bln, versus 68 brokers, 380 issues and CNY 381.39 bln in 1H 2025.

MIIT deputy director Gan Xiaobin told an AI industry meeting in Beijing on Aug. 18 the ministry will accelerate R&D on intelligent chips and other core technologies and explore brain‑like intelligence, world models and physical models. The ministry will push an integrated agenda covering technology innovation, application deployment, ecosystem cultivation and safety governance. It will prioritise scenario-driven rollout—implementing model‑data resonance, humanoid robots and embodied‑intelligence real‑scene training—to promote virtuous interaction among models, data and scenarios. MIIT also plans to speed development and application of standards in key areas, issue influential practical standards, launch a pilot ethics‑review initiative, strengthen AI science and technology ethics governance, develop new safety‑governance technical tools and establish full‑lifecycle safety governance mechanisms.