Bank of England: inflation may rise over the next few quarters; economic activity slightly stronger than expected.

Polish military said military flight operations have ended and there were no violations of Polish airspace during Russian strikes on Ukraine.

Guangzhou secondary-market mortgage-funded share has fallen since June, from 45.08% in June to 38.85% in July and 35.6% in August, indicating a rising share of all-cash buyers, Guangzhou Real Estate Intermediary Association data show. Shenzhen data from Beike Research Institute show all-cash transactions accounted for 25.3% of second-hand home sales in 1H 2026, up 6.3 percentage points YoY. Guangdong housing policy researcher Li Yujia said accumulated savings among long-time city residents now allow full-price purchases and that buyers are using all-cash deals in part to repair household balance sheets when attractive, high-value listings appear.