[Bank of England Maintains Interest Rates, CATL Plans $1.4 Billion Expansion of Lithium Carbonate Production] Deep Tide TechFlow reports that on September 18, according to Jintou Data, the Bank of England has kept its policy interest rate unchanged at 3.75% for the sixth consecutive meeting, in line with market expectations. The bank also announced the cancellation of its long-term government bond sale program, further slowing the pace of quantitative tightening. In the industrial sector, CATL plans to invest 1.4 billion yuan to build a new facility in Ya'an with an annual production capacity of 40,000 tons of lithium carbonate. Huawei unveiled a new computing architecture today, aiming to achieve coordinated operation of millions of processors. On the trade and geopolitical front, the Ministry of Commerce stated that the U.S.-China trade teams are maintaining close communication on topics such as tariff reductions. Minister Wang Wentao held a video meeting with the EU Trade Commissioner. Saudi Arabia has requested Oman to mediate in facilitating a two-week ceasefire agreement with the Houthi forces.