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According to Politico: The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is investigating prediction market giant Polymarket.

June 27th - As of 2:30 PM closing, the Shanghai Gold futures contract rose 1.34% to 892 yuan/gram, the Shanghai Silver futures contract rose 2.61% to 14,385 yuan/kilogram, and the SC Crude Oil futures contract fell 2.48% to 460 yuan/barrel.

A spokesperson for the European Commission stated that the EU will respond swiftly and decisively to defend its rights and regulatory autonomy should unreasonable unilateral measures be taken.

US President Trump: Nobody wants to be the leader of Iran anymore. They ask, "Who wants to be president?" Everyone answers, "No, thank you."

According to US tech media The Verge, the non-Pro version of the iPhone 18 may have a slight increase in RAM to enhance artificial intelligence performance.

US President Trump criticized New York City's rent freeze.

Market news: Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, SpaceX and other companies won the $3.5 billion wireless equipment auction by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Sources say House Democrats will hold a caucus meeting Sunday night. The meeting is expected to focus on appropriations, particularly the upcoming vote on amendments related to aid to Israel.

June 27th - According to the Washington Post, the U.S. government will scrutinize companies seeking to use the latest technology from ChatGPT developer OpenAI, marking a significant expansion of the Trump administration's regulatory efforts in Silicon Valley. OpenAI announced its latest AI model, GPT-5.6 (named Sol), in a blog post on Friday. The post stated that the government will first approve who can use the new version, while AI companies and the government will jointly develop a long-term regulatory plan for the industry. The company explicitly stated that they are cautious about further federal regulation. OpenAI noted, "We believe that this government approval process should not become the long-term default mode. It will prevent users, developers, businesses, cybersecurity defenders, and global partners who truly need these tools from accessing the best tools."

Market news: Trump is about to deliver a speech.

Israeli Ambassador to the United States: The trilateral framework is performance-oriented.

On June 27th, Baker Hughes reported that U.S. energy companies added the most drilling rigs in a single week since June 2022, according to a report released Friday. The total number of oil and gas drilling rigs, an early indicator of future production, increased by 10 in the week ending June 26th, marking the largest weekly increase in four years. The total number of drilling rigs reached 573, the highest level since May 2025. Baker Hughes stated that this week's increase brought the total number of drilling rigs to 26 compared to the same period last year, a 5% increase. The company said that the number of oil drilling rigs increased by 7 this week, reaching 440, the highest level since June 2025. Natural gas drilling rigs increased by 3, reaching 125, while the number of other types of drilling rigs remained at 8.

Market news: The Democratic Republic of Congo reports that the number of confirmed Ebola cases has risen to 1,203, including 321 deaths.

Reed Semiconductor announced the completion of a $100 million financing round.

The Federal Reserve accepted a total of $6.426 billion from eight counterparties in its fixed-rate reverse repurchase operations.

June 27th - According to Nick Timiraos, a well-known source close to the Federal Reserve, the selection process for the new president of the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank has stalled. The initial shortlist of candidates failed to be finalized, forcing the bank to restart the selection process, which has already lasted seven months. On the surface, this appears to be just a procedural hiccup. However, at the same time, the Fed's independence is facing a serious test. The presidents of the Federal Reserve Banks are crucial to the Fed's independence: they participate in setting interest rates, and their appointment process is deliberately designed to avoid influence from Washington politics.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that the risk of Ebola spreading in the United States remains low.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has raised the Ebola outbreak response level in the Democratic Republic of Congo to the highest level, "Level 1".

The total number of natural gas drilling rigs in the United States for the week ending June 26 was 125, compared with 122 in the previous week.