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White House National Economic Council Director Hassett: We may see growth exceeding 5% for two consecutive quarters.White House National Economic Council Director Hassett: Recent inflation data is very encouraging.January 22nd - An industry survey released on Thursday showed that the sharp decline in overall UK retail business eased somewhat this month, but retail chains generally remain pessimistic about the future outlook. Data from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) showed that the UK retail sales balance rose to -17 in January from -44 in December, the highest level since April 2025. The expected balance was revised upward to -30 from -57. Martin Sartorius, chief economist at the CBI, said: "This improvement is expected to be temporary, and sales are expected to decline at a faster pace next month. Retailers continue to say that household spending is being suppressed by a combination of weak confidence and cautious behavior."On January 22, it was reported that, in order to effectively safeguard consumers legitimate rights and interests and promote the high-quality development of the industry, the State Council Food Safety Office, together with the National Health Commission, the State Administration for Market Regulation, and other departments, drafted the "National Food Safety Standards for Pre-prepared Dishes" and the "Terminology and Classification of Pre-prepared Dishes." They also drafted an announcement on promoting the independent disclosure of food processing and preparation methods in the catering sector, in conjunction with the State Administration for Market Regulation, the Ministry of Commerce, and other departments, which will be released to the public for comments soon. Next, relevant departments will further revise and improve the drafts based on fully incorporating opinions and suggestions from all parties, and release them according to procedures.On January 22, at a press conference held by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology for the first quarter of 2026, Zhang Jinrui, Deputy Director of the Digital Industry Division of the Bureau, introduced that Beijing will continue to increase the supply of computing resources from 2026 to 2027, with a planned cumulative computing power scale of approximately 200,000 petabytes by 2027. In 2026, Beijing will promote the green and low-carbon transformation of 40 existing data centers, formally levy differential electricity prices on data centers exceeding energy efficiency standards, promote the entry of data centers into the electricity trading market, continuously expand the proportion of green electricity consumption by data centers, explore and implement demonstration projects such as waste heat utilization and computing-electricity collaboration in data centers, and comprehensively promote the upgrading of existing data centers.
