PBOC raises the re-lending quota for tech innovation and technological transformation by 200 billion yuan to 1.4 trillion yuan and increases the facility's support ratio from 60% to 100%, aiming to steer banks to expand lending to SME tech firms and to support corporate equipment upgrades.

On Sept. 29 in Beijing the Chinese Academy of Sciences unveiled the Frontier Science Extreme Breakthrough Plan and its first project batch. The initial 10 projects target four frontier problem areas: new‑element synthesis, the nature of dark matter and dark energy, microscopic measurement of chemical bonds, and artificial synthetic cells. CAS also proposed a package of reforms to research project management and evaluation. It published a list of next‑priority fields to receive focused support — materials science, life sciences, earth system science and space science — aiming to produce a set of major original results with global impact in areas tied to the national economy and long‑term development.

美聯儲理事庫克：預計未來幾個月人工智能建設將持續帶來通脹壓力。