Bank of England deputy governor Ramsden said the downward trend in UK services inflation appears to have slowed or stopped.

The Shanghai Stock Exchange held two seminars for listed companies and market institutions, inviting seven listed firms and seven representatives from securities, appraisal, VC and insurance firms to discuss resolving same‑industry competition among central and state‑owned enterprises, cross‑sector M&A for transformation, installment‑payment tools, tech‑company valuation and M&A insurance credit enhancement. The meetings aimed to help listed companies better deploy M&A and restructuring tools. Since the release of the "six M&A measures", Shanghai‑listed disclosures of asset restructurings total 1,859, including 178 major asset restructurings.

Bank of England says evidence of second-round effects from rising energy prices remains limited.