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According to Axios: U.S. Navy ships will be "stationed near (the strait)" to prevent the Iranian military from attacking merchant ships passing through the strait.

Some Hong Kong film and television stocks weakened, with Shaw Brothers Holdings (00953.HK) falling by more than 5%, Huanxi Media (01003.HK) falling by more than 2%, Damai Entertainment (01060.HK) and Chengtian Jiahe (01132.HK) falling by more than 1%.

Gai, a member of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's Monetary Policy Committee: Current economic conditions support recommendations beyond the traditional framework.

Gai, a member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand: Preemptive tightening is reasonable only when synchronization is high and the coordination mechanism operates effectively.

Gai, a member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand: As far as the Strait of Hormuz shock model is concerned, there is no information suggesting a reflexive tightening tendency.

Hong Kong stocks opened higher, with the Hang Seng Technology Index expanding to 3%, returning to the 5,000-point mark; the Hang Seng Index rose by more than 2%.

Australia's seasonally adjusted annual rate of private construction permits in March was 12%, compared with the previous value of 6.1%.

Australia's seasonally adjusted annual rate of total job advertisements in ANZ was -1.4% in April, compared with -0.6% in the previous month.

Australia's seasonally adjusted monthly rate of total job advertisements in ANZ was -0.8% in April, compared with -3.10% in the previous month.

Australia's seasonally adjusted annual rate of building permits in March was 9%, compared with 14% in the previous month.

Australia's seasonally adjusted monthly building permit rate in March was -10.5%, expected -10.00%, and the previous value was 29.70%.

Australia's seasonally adjusted monthly rate for private construction permits in March was 0.9%, down from 0.2% in the previous month.

Most domestic property stocks in Hong Kong stocks strengthened. China Overseas Land & Investment (00688.HK) rose more than 5%, Longfor Group (00960.HK) rose more than 3%, Sunac China (01918.HK) rose more than 2%, and China Resources Land (01109.HK) rose more than 1%.

HSI opened on May 4 (Monday), up 361.81 points, or 1.4%, to 26138.34 points;Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Technology Index opened on May 4 (Monday), up 77.11 points, or 1.58%, to 4948.43 points; br/>The state-owned enterprise index opened up 107.06 points, or 1.23%, to 8788.89 points on May 4 (Monday);The red chip index opened up 32.91 points, or 0.75%, to 4423.24 points on May 4 (Monday).

Hong Kong stocks opened, with the Hang Seng Index opening up 1.4% and the Stock Exchange Index opening up 1.58%. Most technology stocks strengthened, with Baidu (09888.HK) and NetEase (09999.HK) rising by more than 3%.

Australia's April TD-MI inflation index recorded an annual rate of 4.3%, compared with the previous value of 4.30%.

Australia's April TD-MI inflation index was 0.6% on a monthly basis, compared with the previous value of 1.30%.

UK Maritime Trade Operations Office: has received a report of an incident 78 nautical miles north of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. An oil tanker reported being hit by a UFO, all crew members safe.

Australia's S&P/ASX200 index opened up 2.40 points, or 0.03%, on Monday, May 4, to 8732.20 points.

[Preview of important events and data this week - U.S. non-farm, China trade balance; Trump threatens to increase tariffs on EU cars exported to the U.S.]1. Monday: ① Data: France, Germany, and Eurozone manufacturing PMI final value in April; Eurozone Sentix investor confidence index in May; US factory orders monthly rate in March. ②Holidays: Japan, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, China, and the Mainland are closed. ③Trump threatens to impose a 25% tariff on EU cars exported to the United States this week. 2. Tuesday:①Data: May RBA interest rate decision; Swiss April CPI; U.S. March trade balance, April S&P Global Services, Composite PMI final value, ISM non-manufacturing PMI, March JOLTs job vacancies, annualized total new home sales. ②Events: Fed Williams delivered a speech; Bank of Canada Governor McCallum and Senior Deputy Governor Rogers attended a parliamentary hearing; the Reserve Bank of Australia announced its interest rate resolution and monetary policy statement, and Chairman Bullock held a press conference; Saudi Aramco announces its official crude oil selling price around the 5th of every month. ③Holidays: South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, China, and Mainland China are closed. ④Financial reports: Pfizer, AMD. 3. Wednesday: ① Data: U.S. API, EIA crude oil weekly report, April ADP; China's April RatingDog service industry PMI; UK, France, Germany, and Eurozone April service industry PMI final value; Eurozone March PPI. ②Event: U.S. Federal Reserve President Musallem gave a speech on economic prospects and monetary policy; The central bank will carry out a buyout reverse repurchase operation of 300 billion yuan with a term of 3 months. ③Holiday: Japan is closed. ④Financial reports: Walt Disney, ARM. 4. Thursday:① Data: France’s March trade account; Switzerland’s April seasonally adjusted unemployment rate; Eurozone’s March retail sales monthly rate; U.S. challenger company layoffs in April, initial jobless claims, March construction spending monthly rate, EIA natural gas inventories, New York Fed’s 1-year inflation expectations, and China’s April foreign exchange reserves. ②Event: Fed Goolsby participated in a panel discussion at a conference. 5. Friday:①Data: Germany's monthly seasonally adjusted industrial output rate and trade balance in March; Swiss consumer confidence index in April; Canadian employment numbers in April; U.S. non-farm report in April; initial one-year inflation expectations, University of Michigan consumer confidence index, and March wholesale sales monthly rate. ②Event: Fed Hammaker and Williams delivered speeches; Domestic refined oil products will open a new round of price adjustment window. 6. Saturday: ① Data: Weekly report on the total number of U.S. oil rigs, China’s April trade account. ②Event: Federal Reserve Goolsby and Daley attended the special discussion session of the Hoover Institution’s 2026 Monetary Policy Conference; Putin will deliver an important speech at the Victory Day military parade.