Former PBOC governor Zhou Xiaochuan said on Oct. 20 at the 2026 Bund Summit roundtable on AI and productivity that AI’s development will produce both successful and failed investments. With very large capital flows into AI and related infrastructure, Zhou warned that a wave of investment failures could trigger financial turbulence and potentially a crisis, requiring large-scale economic support and rescue measures for some financial institutions. He called for research and pre-positioning of pol

Qatar said that despite rising tensions and concerns about renewed fighting, negotiations between Iran and the United States remain underway and both sides are actively engaged, Qatari foreign ministry spokesman Majedal-Ansari said at the Global Security Forum in Doha. He said, "Talks on the JCPOA are still underway; we see both sides actively engaged." He stressed the importance of confidentiality, adding, "The fact that the outside world has not heard related reports precisely shows we are properly carrying out our duties."

加拿大央行調查：在加美貿易談判破裂後，企業前景惡化，通脹預期上升。