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On May 25, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus posted on the social media platform X on the 24th that as the monitoring and control of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo intensifies, the country has now identified more than 900 suspected cases, of which 101 have been confirmed through subsequent testing.

On May 25th, Alibaba DAMO Academy's XuanTie team announced on its official Weibo account that its 9-series high-performance processors have completed adaptation to the Android 16 operating system and have released the XuanTie Android platform to strategic customers. As the world's first RVA23-compatible RISC-V processor to successfully run the latest version of Android, the XuanTie 9-series represents a breakthrough, marking a new stage in RISC-V's integration into the Android ecosystem, moving from functional porting to standardized compatibility and product delivery, laying a technological foundation for large-scale commercial deployment. Currently, the XuanTie Android platform is open to the first batch of XuanTie strategic customers, accelerating the exploration of new RISC-V smart terminal scenarios and significantly shortening the cycle from chip prototype to product launch.

May 25th - According to Malaysian police, a serious safety accident occurred on an oil drilling platform off the coast of Terengganu, Malaysia, at noon on the 24th. Four workers were conducting maintenance on the bottom of the platform in an enclosed lifeboat when the lifeboat's rope suddenly broke. The accident has resulted in three deaths and one serious injury. Petronas, Malaysia's national oil company, is actively cooperating with relevant authorities in a full investigation into the cause of the accident.

On May 25th, Eamonn Sheridan, an analyst at the US financial website InvestingLive, pointed out that the minutes of the Federal Reserve's April meeting showed a significant shift in the Fed's stance. Previous statements emphasizing a "flexible and rapid" response to economic data have been replaced by new wording: persistently high inflation, coupled with the uncertainty surrounding the economic impact of the ongoing conflict in Iran, may mean that policy needs to remain paused for a longer period than previously expected. The inflation situation facing new Chairman Warsh is not simply an energy issue. Officials pointed out that high fuel costs are gradually being passed on to shipping rates, airfares, and fertilizer costs, spreading inflationary pressures to a wider range of areas. This transmission effect makes inflation less likely to be seen as a temporary factor, and gives hawkish officials a more sustainable basis for advocating for maintaining high interest rates or even raising them. The market currently expects that if inflation fails to subside, the Fed may resume raising interest rates by the end of 2026 or early 2027. Warsh himself favors rate cuts, but this stance creates a potential conflict with a committee that is clearly becoming more hawkish; as Warsh's leadership style gradually emerges, this dynamic could exacerbate volatility in communication within the FOMC.

The yield on Japan's 30-year government bonds fell 5.5 basis points to 3.955%.

Chart: Asian market data for Monday, May 25, 2026

On May 25th, to strengthen the supervision of the platform economy and regulate platform operations during the "6.18" shopping festival, the Beijing Municipal Administration for Market Regulation recently convened a joint meeting on online market supervision, holding talks and providing guidance to 17 key platform companies. The Beijing Municipal Administration for Market Regulation required strict implementation of the requirements for comprehensive rectification of "involutionary" competition, prohibiting irrational large-scale subsidy promotions during the "6.18" period, regulating pricing and advertising practices, and strengthening food safety risk prevention and control.

On May 25th, the highest 7-day annualized yield of Tencent Wealth Management's "Current Account +" was 1.5120%, and the lowest was 0.7120%. The highest 7-day annualized yield of WeChat Pay's "Lingqian Tong" was 1.0270%, and the lowest was 0.0030%. The highest 7-day annualized yield of Alipay's "Yu'ebao" was 1.0500%, and the lowest was 1.0000%.

The yield on Japan's 5-year government bond fell 2.0 basis points to 1.980%.

On May 25th, Yu Yuan Tan Tian published an article stating that the nine-year technological competition between China and the US has yielded two conclusions: First, it is impossible for the US to disrupt China's technological development through extreme pressure. Over the past nine years, the so-called "decoupling" has even spurred breakthroughs in Chinese technology: the production capacity of mature chip manufacturing processes has continued to ramp up, achieving a historic breakthrough in integrated circuit product exports exceeding one trillion yuan; "bottleneck" technologies are being continuously tackled; and domestic large-scale substitution has been achieved in areas such as chip etching and packaging. Second, cooperation can create space for common development for both China and the US. Today, China and the US are almost simultaneously at the forefront in fields such as artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, new energy, and quantum technology. Many issues require joint solutions from both sides.

The yield on Japan's 30-year government bonds fell 5 basis points to 3.960%.

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre reports a 4.3-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Guatemala.

Futures News, May 25th: Market participants are bearish on the future of fuel oil, with traders cautious in their buying and selling activities, focusing only on immediate needs. Market demand is weak, and the trading volume of fuel oil is expected to continue to decline today.