Oct 16, 2026 — The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) held talks with Australia’s Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) and the Truck Industry Council (TIC). FCAI technical officer James Toll and TIC technical officer Mark Hammond outlined their organisations’ mandates. Discussions centered on new-energy vehicle development, charging and battery-swap infrastructure rollout, and coordination of international technical standards and regulations. The three associations a

China's State Administration for Market Regulation and seven other ministries issued a pilot work plan to raise coordination efficiency and resilience of key industrial chains by embedding testing and inspection capacity into lead firms' supply chains. Targeted chains include agricultural machinery, software and IT services, electronic information, high-end equipment, biomanufacturing, new-energy vehicles, new energy storage and hydrogen, quantum technology, brain-computer interfaces, commercial aerospace and the low-altitude economy. The plan directs testing bodies to integrate with chain-leading enterprises to carry out joint upstream‑downstream verification, mutual recognition of test data and collaborative resolution of common technical problems to improve full‑chain product consistency, reliability, coordination and risk resistance.

U.S. Treasury: interest on federal debt reached a record $1.36 trillion in fiscal 2026, up $144 billion (12%) from the prior fiscal year.