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Crédit Agricole CIB notes the Bank of England hiked 25bp to 4% in November, with a sole dissenter seeking a larger move — a hawkish signal. The BoE raised inflation forecasts for this year and early next, upgraded 2026–27 growth forecasts and lowered its 2028 outlook. Governor Bailey indicated further tightening remains possible, while the Bank emphasised rates are already restrictive and this is not the start of a new hiking cycle. Markets still price additional hikes, keeping sterling among the higher-yielding G10 currencies, but UK rates markets have largely priced in three further hikes and much of the positive effect is reflected in the exchange rate. Near-term sterling upside will require continued upside surprises in UK data; focus next week on September GDP and speeches by Bailey and other officials.

Li Zhen, deputy director of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC), said central state-owned enterprises operate in more than 180 countries and regions with over 17,000 overseas units and projects and hold nearly 10 trillion yuan in offshore assets. In the first three quarters they imported from 177 countries/regions, with import value up 5.1% YoY. As of end-September central SOEs had 301 joint ventures/cooperation projects across 39 countries, with cumulative utilized foreign investment exceeding $120 billion.