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Federal Reserve Statement: The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) unanimously elected Kevin Warsh as Chairman of the FOMC.

On May 23, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulcie Gabbard announced on social media on May 22 that she had submitted her resignation to President Trump that day to care for her husband, who is battling cancer. U.S. media reports indicate that Gabbard was effectively "forced out" by the White House. In her resignation letter, Gabbard stated that her husband had recently been diagnosed with "an extremely rare form of bone cancer," and her resignation would take effect on June 30. Trump announced on social media that day that Deputy Director of National Intelligence Aaron Lucas would serve as acting Director of National Intelligence. According to multiple U.S. media reports, Gabbard had been marginalized within the White House's national security decision-making system, and in recent months, Trump had expressed considerable dissatisfaction with her and considered replacements. Gabbard has long opposed U.S. government military intervention abroad and disagreed with Trump on the Iranian nuclear issue. After the U.S. and Israel launched a large-scale military operation against Iran in late February, she testified before Congress that Iran had not attempted to rebuild its nuclear program and refused to confirm that Iran posed an imminent threat as the U.S. claimed.

According to the Wall Street Journal, sources say the United States has suspended visa issuance to people who have visited Ebola-affected areas. This policy applies to individuals planning to travel to the United States within 21 days in South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, or Uganda.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), in the week ending May 19, speculators reduced their net short positions in CBOT U.S. 2-year Treasury futures by 41,775 contracts to 1,560,837 contracts; increased their net short positions in CBOT U.S. 10-year Treasury futures by 66,885 contracts to 848,052 contracts; increased their net short positions in CBOT U.S. ultra-long-term Treasury futures by 15,470 contracts to 254,464 contracts; and reduced their net short positions in CBOT U.S. 5-year Treasury futures by 11,629 contracts to 1,350,516 contracts.

Hang Seng Index futures closed down 0.49% at 25,430 points in overnight trading, a discount of 176 points.

The U.S. Treasury Department reported that foreign investors purchased $5.629 billion in 3-year Treasury securities in the latest bi-weekly reporting period, down from $6.834 billion in the previous month; $6.230 billion in 10-year Treasury securities, up from $5.789 billion in the previous month; and $2.767 billion in 30-year bonds, up from $2.313 billion in the previous month.

The U.S. Treasury Department reported that investment funds purchased $29.332 billion in 10-year Treasury securities in the latest bi-weekly reporting period, up from $28.103 billion in the previous month; $18.340 billion in 30-year bonds, up from $16.415 billion in the previous month; and $41.636 billion in 3-year Treasury securities, down from $42.810 billion in the previous month.

May 23 - According to the Wall Street Journal, global investor sentiment was high today, pushing the S&P 500 index on track for its eighth consecutive week of gains. Driven by the ongoing hype surrounding artificial intelligence, aerospace, and other emerging technologies, U.S. stocks rose, potentially enabling the S&P 500 to record its longest weekly winning streak since December 2023. Asian and European stock markets also rose in tandem.

May 23 - As of 2:30 PM closing, the Shanghai Gold futures contract fell 0.10% to 991 yuan/gram, the Shanghai Silver futures contract rose 0.51% to 18,681 yuan/kilogram, and the SC Crude Oil futures contract fell 1.88% to 638 yuan/barrel.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman: If we try to delve into the details related to Iran's highly enriched uranium, we will not be able to draw any conclusions.

U.S. Trade Representative Greer: Tariffs will not be imposed on the semiconductor sector immediately, but protecting investments in U.S. chip production is crucial.

According to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), a spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry stated, "We cannot say that we can necessarily draw conclusions after several weeks or months of visits or talks; diplomacy takes time."

The China Earthquake Networks Center officially measured a 4.1-magnitude earthquake in the Tanggula region of Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai Province, at 01:16 on May 23, with a focal depth of 10 kilometers.

U.S. Trade Representative Greer: The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) negotiations next week in Mexico City will focus on rules of origin and economic security.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman: A delegation from Qatar is currently holding talks with the Iranian Foreign Minister, but Pakistan remains the mediator in the negotiations.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman: The focus of the negotiations is to end the war.

The Federal Reserve accepted a total of $965 million from five counterparties in its fixed-rate reverse repurchase operations.