US retail sales rose 1.2% MoM in August, the largest monthly increase since March.

Hong Kong SAR’s first five‑year economic and social development plan (2026–2030), published Sept. 16, calls for improving securities‑market efficiency, strengthening the competitiveness of the listing regime and enhancing market infrastructure operations. The plan directs support for mainland and overseas industry leaders and high‑quality emerging‑sector companies to list in Hong Kong, deepening cooperation between HKEX and the Qianhai Equity Exchange and streamlining listing services to channel more mainland firms to international capital via Hong Kong. It also seeks to expand financial‑market connectivity into new fields and use Hong Kong’s financing platforms to promote trade, finance and infrastructure cooperation with Belt and Road partner countries and emerging economies in the Global South.

愛爾蘭央行：通脹預測的不確定性極高，經濟增長風險總體平衡。預測2026年GDP將下降1.4%（6月預測爲下降2.7%）；2027年預計增長4.3%（之前預計增長6.5%）；2028年預計增長4.3%。