新西蘭聯儲：預計經濟復甦在第三季度已恢復，但仍不均衡。

Sept. 1 — A kickoff meeting for China’s national pilot on international cooperation in the data sector was held in Nansha, Guangzhou. Provincial, municipal, district and Hong Kong and Macao representatives formally launched the pilot, marking a step forward in Guangdong‑Hong Kong‑Macao data coordination and introducing a 'Guangzhou solution' for cross‑border data flows. Ye Yichao, director of the Data Elements Circulation Office at the Guangzhou Municipal Administration for Government Services and Data Management, said Guangzhou will leverage the Greater Bay Area’s hub role, use Nansha as a gateway, and coordinate Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Macao to build a data cooperation pilot zone.

Foreign investment in the UK energy sector fell to a 12-year low, with foreign-backed projects halving to 27 last year, Ernst & Young data showed. Oil and gas projects fell to three from 16 a year earlier. The Labour government has paused new North Sea drilling and retained a windfall tax on oil and gas producers; the sector is braced for Chancellor John Healey’s first budget, where tax rates may rise further, and uncertainty remains over approval of new drilling licences. An Ernst & Young survey of foreign investors cited high UK energy costs as the biggest deterrent, along with concerns about political stability and high labour costs; respondents identified an uncertain economic outlook—covering growth, interest rates and public debt—as the principal risk to UK attractiveness over the next three years.