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According to Jinshi reports, the Bank of Japan plans to raise interest rates to 1% at the June meeting.

Crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett revealed that three informed sources disclosed that U.S. government officials will hold a meeting with law enforcement groups at the White House on Wednesday to address concerns that certain provisions in the Clarity Act (including developer protection provisions derived from the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act) may increase the difficulty of cracking down on illegal finance.This issue, along with the ethical provisions, is one of the main obstacles that must be resolved before the bill is submitted for a full vote in the Senate. Several Democrats have stated that they will not support the bill unless the concerns of law enforcement are adequately addressed. Prior to this meeting, the crypto industry has conducted broader outreach, including holding town hall meetings and inviting former law enforcement officials currently working in the crypto industry to participate in lobbying.

According to Jinshi reports, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang stated that the company's new Vera central processing unit will use SK Hynix memory chips, and the two companies expect to expand their cooperation in the coming year.Jensen Huang told reporters outside a restaurant in Seoul on Sunday that he had dinner that day with SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, SK Hynix CEO Lee Seok-hee, and executives from SK Telecom. He said, "Our collaboration with SK Hynix this year is very large, and we are preparing for even larger-scale cooperation in the second half of this year and next year. We launched the Vera CPU, which is a revolutionary central processing unit, and it will also use SK Hynix's DRAM memory." Vera is Nvidia's first standalone data center microprocessor, which will directly compete with Intel's Xeon series, AMD's EPYC chips, and Amazon's self-developed Graviton chips.Jensen Huang arrived in South Korea on Friday to visit partners and suppliers, and plans to meet with Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-Yong on Monday, as well as senior executives from Hyundai Motor Group and LG Group. He also mentioned that discussions are ongoing with telecom companies, as future telecom networks will be used for artificial intelligence applications.

According to the announcement from the Shanghai Stock Exchange, Changxin Technology's IPO on the Sci-Tech Innovation Board has been approved by the listing committee meeting. It is reported that Changxin Technology is a leading DRAM memory chip company in China.

According to Jinshi reports, the Federal Reserve meeting minutes show that almost all participants supported maintaining the federal funds rate target range unchanged at this meeting.

According to Jinshi reports, the Federal Reserve's meeting minutes show that the economic outlook forecast by Federal Reserve staff is slightly stronger than during the March meeting.

According to Jinshi reports, the Federal Reserve meeting minutes show that several participants indicated that if the conflict is resolved quickly and inflationary pressures ease, it will be necessary to cut interest rates later this year.

According to Jinshi reports, the Federal Reserve meeting minutes show that participants generally believe the Middle East conflict could have a significant impact on risk balance and the appropriate policy path.

According to Jinshi reports, the Federal Reserve meeting minutes show that some participants expressed concerns that high energy prices and tariffs could lead to a broader entrenchment of inflationary pressures.

According to Jinshi reports, the Federal Reserve meeting minutes show that many decision-makers are more inclined to remove the accommodative bias from the policy statement.

According to Jinshi reports, the Federal Reserve's meeting minutes show that most participants indicated that if inflation remains above 2%, some policy tightening measures may be necessary.

According to Jinshi reports, the Federal Reserve's meeting minutes will be released tonight, and internal rifts may be fully exposed. Federal Reserve officials stated that persistent inflation is the most pressing risk facing the economy, and in certain cases, it may be necessary to raise interest rates to alleviate inflationary pressures. Market views suggest that it will become more difficult for the Federal Reserve to push for rate cuts after the new chairman, Waller, takes office, and the meeting minutes will help gauge the changes in the size of the camp advocating for a more neutral forward guidance.

According to Jinshi News, the divergence among Federal Reserve policymakers regarding the direction of interest rates and the severity of inflation will be reflected in the meeting minutes released early this morning. This minutes will reveal the full picture of one of the most divided meetings within the Federal Reserve, with an increasing number of officials adopting a cautious stance, concerned about rising inflation, while the number of those inclined to cut interest rates is decreasing.Deutsche Bank analysts stated that although the minutes may seem somewhat outdated, they still help gauge the changes in the size of the camp advocating for a more neutral forward guidance.

According to Jinshi reports, the US and Israel are expected to resume strikes against Iran as early as next week. Amidst the soaring expectations of interest rate hikes in the bond market, the last meeting minutes of the "Powell era" are coming. Here are the key points that the market will focus on next week (all in Beijing time):Tuesday 9:30, the Reserve Bank of Australia will release the minutes of the May monetary policy meeting;Tuesday 20:00, Federal Reserve Governor Waller will speak at the European Central Bank research conference;Tuesday 20:15, the weekly change in ADP employment numbers for the week ending May 2 in the United States;Wednesday 7:00, 2026 FOMC voting member and Philadelphia Fed President Harker will speak;Thursday 2:00, the Federal Reserve will release the minutes of the monetary policy meeting;Thursday 20:00, European Central Bank Chief Economist Lane will speak at the European Central Bank research conference.The AI boom and consumer spending under inflationary pressure are the two main themes currently influencing the direction of US stocks. Next week, semiconductor giant Nvidia (NVDA) and a number of retail companies such as Walmart (WMT) will successively disclose their earnings reports. Nvidia will release its earnings report after the US market closes on Wednesday, and Walmart will release its earnings report before the US market opens on Thursday.

According to BBX data, institutional demand for Bitcoin ETFs maintained strong momentum yesterday. Today, both houses of Congress are advancing cryptocurrency legislation simultaneously for the first time, with the core dynamics as follows:The U.S. Bitcoin spot ETF recorded a total net inflow of approximately $358.1 million yesterday (May 13), with BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: $BLK) subsidiary iShares Bitcoin Trust (NASDAQ: $IBIT) seeing a single-day net inflow of $269.3 million, the strongest single-day data in recent weeks; the overall U.S. Bitcoin spot ETF has recorded net positive inflows for seven consecutive weeks, further reinforcing the structural signal of institutional capital returning. Bitcoin closed above $80,000 yesterday, with a year-to-date increase of about 14%, and market sentiment remains relatively optimistic on the eve of the CLARITY Act markup.The House Ways & Means Committee held a closed-door meeting today (May 14) on cryptocurrency tax reform in sync with the Senate Banking Committee's CLARITY Act markup, covering topics such as the treatment of capital gains tax on crypto assets, tax reporting responsibilities for DeFi protocols, and the tax classification of Bitcoin mining and staking income; this marks the first time in 2026 that both houses of Congress are advancing cryptocurrency regulatory legislation on the same day, indicating that cryptocurrency regulatory legislation has expanded from a single market structure issue to a complete legislative ecosystem of "regulatory framework + tax system."

According to Jinshi reports, ECB Governing Council member Kocher stated that the June meeting will make a decision between raising interest rates and maintaining the current rate.

Ondo Finance's official Twitter stated that an increasing number of traditional financial giants have mentioned Ondo's tokenized stock business in their earnings call, indicating that it is gradually becoming an important representative of the tokenization trend in capital markets. Among them, Broadridge CEO Tim Gokey referred to Ondo Global Markets as "the leading provider in this field" during the earnings call in April 2026. Additionally, Franklin Templeton CEO Jenny Johnson also mentioned in a previous earnings call that Ondo Global Markets is an important distribution partner for its tokenized ETF products.Ondo stated that a year ago, traditional financial institutions still regarded "asset tokenization" as a concept under observation, but now, several large financial institution CEOs have begun to see Ondo Global Markets as an important component of future capital market infrastructure.

According to Jinshi, Federal Reserve Chairman Powell stated that the current easing tendency may be reconsidered at the next meeting.