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According to the Financial Times: The Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Poland, Romania, Greece and Slovakia have called for more carbon emissions permits amid the global crisis and high energy prices.

Scotiabank: The Bank of Canada's outlook is sensitive to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement negotiations and geopolitical developments; the Bank of Canada is expected to raise its policy interest rate to 3% before the end of the year.

According to the Financial Times: Six member states have urged the EU to protect its heavy industry from the impact of carbon costs, warning that the EU's climate policy must adapt amid the geopolitical crisis and "exceptionally high" energy prices.

Market News: ELEMENTAL IMPACT launches data center innovation program with Amazon, Google, Meta Corporation and Microsoft.

Russian Ministry of Defense: Russia shot down three "Storm Shadow" missiles.

Russian Ministry of Defense: Vozdvizhivka was captured in the Zaporozhye region of Ukraine, and Hlaniv was captured in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine.

Hungarian government spokesperson: Hungary and the EU are conducting technical negotiations on multiple issues of EU funds.

A Hungarian government spokesman said that a specific date has not yet been set for the meeting between Hungarian Prime Minister Maudjour and European Commission President von der Leyen.

The aerospace sector of the U.S. stock market rose before the market opened. Momentus rose by more than 30%, space infrastructure company Redwire rose by about 23%, and AST SpaceMobile and Rocket Lab rose by more than 6%. Previously, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced a three-phase roadmap for the construction of a lunar base on the 26th, further detailing the development goals and implementation paths for the future construction of long-term resident facilities in the lunar south pole region.

ECB Vice President Guindos: We have been telling banks to increase investment in cybersecurity to deal with artificial intelligence risks.

HSI closed down 271.22 points, or 1.06%, on May 27 (Wednesday), to 25328.23 points;Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Technology Index closed down 39.31 points, or 0.79%, to 4907.57 points on May 27 (Wednesday); The state-owned enterprise index closed down 113.87 points, or 1.33%, to 8463.02 points on May 27 (Wednesday); The red chip index closed down 52.72 points, or 1.19%, to 4392.04 points on May 27 (Wednesday).

European Central Bank: Energy supply shocks could increase market volatility and challenge debt solvency.

EU sources said that the governments of EU member states have approved the implementation of relevant legislation to reduce import tariffs on US goods, which is a key component of the EU-US trade agreement.

Fed Logan: Calls for centralized clearing of the Fed’s open market operations and the development of richer liquidity tools.

Fed's Logan: If the Strait of Hormuz blockade continues, global oil and gas consumption may need to decline more significantly.

European Central Bank: Stock valuations are on the high side and corporate bond risk premiums have been compressed.

Ukrainian General Andrei Biletsky said he believed Russian forces in Ukraine were too exhausted to achieve a major breakthrough.

Fed Logan: The economic consequences will depend on whether end users can switch to other energy sources or use energy more efficiently, not on whether to restrict economic activity.

The German Council of Economic Experts predicts that the German economy will grow by 0.5% in 2026, down from the previous forecast of 0.9% in November.

The German Economic Experts Council predicts economic growth of 0.8% in 2027.