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At its 2026 interim results briefing, Shanxi Fenjiu chairman and party secretary Yuan Qingmao laid out a four-part plan to target younger consumers. Product: launch lightweight small bottles (≤100ml) of Fenjiu, Zhuyeqing and Xinghuacun to open youth consumption channels. Scene: upgrade exclusive stores, terminal outlets, restaurants and bars into co-creation venues with young consumers and pilot new consumption scenarios tied to lifestyle changes. IP: roll out monthly consumer co-creation IP campaigns, including an Everyone Loves Fenjiu series. System: pursue system-wide innovation across product, marketing and management centered on co-creation with young consumers to support the youth strategy’s rollout.

The Fed dot plot shows 19 officials in total. Eighteen submitted projections for 2026–27; only 17 submitted projections for 2028–29. Markets had anticipated Fed chair Kevin Warsh would again be absent from the dot plot; it is unclear which other official joined Warsh in omitting 2028–29 projections.