Fed's Barkin said incorporating the prior two months of complete economic data into each policy meeting would improve decision-making.

得州電網運營商ERCOT正在調查數據中心開發商是否刻意將項目規模控制在75MW以下，以繞過大型負荷併網審查。ERCOT高管Chad Seely向得州公用事業委員會表示，目前通過電力公司申請接入電網的中型負荷項目總規模接近10GW，規模集中在60—74.9MW區間。中型負荷的完整統計範圍爲25MW至不足75MW，並非全部項目都處於60—74.9MW區間。ERCOT已向輸配電服務商發出132份信息調查請求，覈實項目規模、位置及預計通電時間，並調查開發商是否通過縮減項目規模規避監管。若發現此類行爲，監管機構可能考慮將審查要求延伸至75MW以下項目。ERCOT計劃於12月10日前提交審查報告，並於12月17日提交公用事業委員會討論。

After its worst-ever election showing, the African National Congress (ANC) is considering ending its national coalition with rival the Democratic Alliance (DA). Members of the ANC national executive committee are preparing to argue at Thursday’s meeting that the party’s 2024 cooperation with the DA cost it votes in last week’s municipal elections and should therefore be terminated. The ANC previously tried and failed to exclude the DA from the coalition; support for a renewed push is unclear. Reconfiguring the national unity government — which has prioritized growth and jobs while the DA has been the main driver of pro-business policies — could unsettle investors.