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At the close of Hong Kong stocks, the Hang Seng Index closed down 0.57%, the Stock Exchange Index closed up 0.34%, and Bilibili (09626.HK) closed down 4.74% after the results.

JPMorgan Chase expects the Bank of England to raise interest rates by 25 basis points in July, compared with its previous forecast of a rate hike in June.

Polish Defense Minister: The planning work of the United States (troops deployment) is currently in progress.

Polish Defense Minister: The decision made by the United States may temporarily delay the deployment of US troops in Poland.

Polish Defense Minister: There is currently no decision to reduce the US military presence in Poland.

Polish Defense Minister: The United States assures me that Poland is a model ally of the United States.

At the close of trading on the 20th, precious metal-related commodity funds such as Southern Shanghai Gold ETF, E Fund Gold ETF, Boshi Gold ETF, SDIC UBS Silver Futures (LOF) and other precious metals fell collectively, with a decline of more than 1%; other sectors On the other hand, the China Feed Soybean Meal Futures ETF fell nearly 1%, the CCB Energy and Chemical Futures ETF fell 0.24%, the Guolian Shanghai Commodity ETF rose 0.14%, and the Dacheng Nonferrous Metals Futures ETF rose 0.47%.

The Russian military is closely monitoring the situation of drones passing through the airspace of the Baltic countries and is formulating corresponding countermeasures, the TASS news agency quoted a Kremlin spokesman as saying.

Market News: The United States hopes that Ukraine will help relax restrictions on Belarusian potash fertilizers.

Bank Indonesia Governor: Inflation remains low and must cope with the impact of global dynamics. The rise in crude oil prices is related to the war with Iran and may affect domestic inflation.

Bank Indonesia Governor: Some central banks have begun to raise interest rates. The Fed may not cut interest rates this year and may even raise them next year.

The German DAX30 index opened on May 20 (Wednesday), down 83.40 points, or 0.34%, to 24344.77 points;The British FTSE 100 index opened on May 20 (Wednesday), down 36.72 points, or 0.36%, to 1,029 3.83 points;The FCHI index opened down 20.82 points, or 0.26%, at 7960.94 points on May 20 (Wednesday);The European Stoxx 50 Index opened down 7.91 points, or 0.14%, on May 20 (Wednesday). It was reported at 5845.05 points;Spain’s IBEX35 index opened down 19.55 points, or 0.11%, at 17650.55 points on May 20 (Wednesday);Italy’s FTSE MIB index opened at 48338.50 points, down 16.39 points, or 0.03%, on May 20 (Wednesday).

United Nations Secretary-General Guterres: Will insist that the United States repay its debt to the United Nations.

The Norwegian Petroleum Agency: The initial value of oil production in April was 1.944 million barrels per day, and the initial value of natural gas production was 10.2 billion cubic meters.

French Defense Minister Jean-Paul Watran: There is no certainty as to whether mines have been deployed in the Strait of Hormuz.

Market news: South Korea’s Ministry of Labor will mediate the dispute between Samsung Electronics and the labor union, and negotiations will resume at 4 p.m. local time.

Interest rate futures suggest the Bank of England will raise rates by about 52 basis points by December, compared with about 60 basis points on Tuesday.

NI225 closed down 746.18 points, or 1.23%, on Wednesday, May 20, to 59804.41 points.

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae: Plans to protect people's livelihood and businesses while reducing deficit financing bond issuance as much as possible.

Russian Ministry of Defense: During nuclear force exercises, it was ensured that nuclear munitions could be transported to the on-site storage facilities of the missile brigade.