Shenzhen’s property-policy package marked one month. On April 29 the city eased purchase limits by district and raised housing provident fund loan caps. Industry watchers say May normally cools after a March–April spring uptick, but Shenzhen diverged this year. Beike Research Institute monitoring through May 27 shows May new-home residential transactions at 3,970 units (+51% YoY), resale transactions at 5,006 units (+21% YoY) and combined residential transactions at 8,976 units (+33% YoY).

Météo‑France said on May 29 that during the recent heatwave more than half of French departments recorded at least one monthly temperature record, an event it described as unprecedented in meteorological history. The agency has issued orange heat warnings for many areas. Since May 23 Paris has repeatedly recorded daily highs above 32°C. May 26 was the warmest May day on record for France, with a national average temperature of 24.9°C.

Daly said restoring price stability is vital but should not come at the expense of the economy.