US Secretary of Defense Hegseth said America First means engaging with realism and clearly defending the country's core national interests.

CFTC: In the week to May 26, speculators cut net short positions in U.S. 2-year Treasury futures by 305,000 contracts to 1,255,246 and cut net shorts in U.S. 10-year Treasury futures by 60,098 contracts to 787,954.

A technology commercialization consortium for central state-owned enterprises was launched in Beijing on May 30. Guided by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) and led by National Energy Group, the consortium aims to align with national strategic priorities and accelerate commercialization by promoting deep integration of technological and industrial innovation and creating a one-stop, full-chain technology commercialization service system. All central SOEs are co-builders; the initiative also draws in research institutes, universities, upstream and downstream industry players and innovative private firms.