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According to the Financial Times: France’s finance minister said countries cannot decide whether to release more oil reserves until they know how long the conflict with Iran will last.

According to the Financial Times: JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N) is seeking to reduce its $4 billion in private equity-related loan exposures.

According to the Financial Times: The European film industry is urging EU regulators to review Warner Bros. Discovery's (WBD.O) deal with Paramount.

Nomura Securities expects the Fed to keep interest rates unchanged in 2026, having previously forecast rate cuts in September and December this year.

The AI ​​application sector of Hong Kong stocks continues to strengthen. Zhipu (02513.HK) rose by more than 21%, MINIMAX-W (00100.HK) rose by more than 11%, NetEase-S (09999.HK) rose by more than 7%, Zhixing Technology (01274.HK), Youjia Innovation (02431.HK), etc. followed suit.

A Reuters survey showed that 14 of 27 economists expected the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to raise the official cash rate to 2.50% or higher by the end of the third quarter; the median official cash rate forecast at the end of the year was 2.75% (compared to 2.50% in the April survey). 28 out of 29 economists expect the RBNZ to keep the cash rate at 2.25% on May 27.

Lenovo CEO: We have a good relationship with Nvidia and can get the chip quota we deserve.

The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of HAWK surface-to-air missile system maintenance to Ukraine with an estimated value of $108.1 million.

Lenovo CEO: We have a good relationship with Nvidia and can get the chip allocation we deserve.

AMD CEO Su Zifeng: The United States is trying to achieve comprehensive manufacturing self-sufficiency, but this does not mean that the United States can fully achieve this. In fact this is impossible. But it does mean building a diverse ecosystem.

The HSI opened on May 22 (Friday), up 255.28 points, or 1.01%, to 25641.8 points;Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Technology Index opened on May 22 (Friday), up 75.05 points, or 1.57%, to 4843.95 points; The state-owned enterprise index opened on May 22 (Friday), up 85.49 points, or 1.01%, to 8560.81 points;The red chip index opened on May 22 (Friday), up 32.61 points, or 0.74%, to 4466.62 points.

Hong Kong stocks opened, with the Hang Seng Index opening up 1.01% and the KPI up 1.57%. Danno Pharmaceuticals (06872.HK) opened up 98.15% on its first day of listing and closed up 94% in the dark market yesterday.

The Japanese government stated that Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi will attend the Four Foreign Ministers' Meeting in India on May 26.

NI225 rose by 2.00% within a day.

Japan's 40-year government bond yield fell 3 basis points to 4.21%.

SpaceX: The 12th test flight of Starship is scheduled to take place on Friday, May 22, and the 90-minute launch window will open at 17:30 U.S. Central Time.

According to Japan's Kyodo News: Japan and the Philippines will upgrade their cooperative relationship to the highest strategic level.

NI225 rose by 1.00% within the day.

Australia's S&P/ASX200 index opened up 38.60 points, or 0.45%, on Friday, May 22, to 8660.30 points.

Veteran Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) executive Yusuf Mehdi will leave the company at the end of the next fiscal year.