Category: Flash News

On the evening of May 15th local time, air raid sirens sounded in several central areas of Israel, including Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. The Israeli military stated that “a missile was detected being fired from Yemen towards Israel, and the Israeli military has intercepted it.” According to Israel’s “News Agency,” flights at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv were temporarily suspended during the air raid sirens. In the past two days, the Houthi militants in Yemen have launched missiles at Israel at least four times. (CCTV International News)

On May 16th, according to the 13F report, Tiger Global built long positions in AppLovin and Zillow (both C-class and A-class stocks) in the first quarter GE Vernova、Block。 Increase holdings in Veeva, Pinduoduo, Korean e-commerce company Coupang, Eli Lilly, and Microsoft. Clearance Qualcomm Datadog（DDOG）、Atlassian（TEAM）、OKLO、 And ARM. Reduce holdings of Apollo Global and Uber. Heavy holdings include Meta, Microsoft Sea Ltd.、 Google’s parent company Alphabet and Amazon.

On May 16, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye announced that Turkish Foreign Minister Ferdan held talks with US Secretary of State Rubio during his attendance at the NATO Foreign Ministers’ Informal Meeting in Antalya on the same day, focusing on a series of regional and global hot spot topics such as the Russia Ukraine war, the Palestine Israel conflict, and the Iranian nuclear issue. The two sides stressed that dialogue should be the priority path to resolve the conflict between Russia-Ukraine conflict, and the ceasefire should be promoted through negotiations. They also said that they would continue to support Russia and Ukraine to carry out direct dialogue and promote substantive progress in diplomatic efforts.

On May 16th, Geng Shuang, Deputy Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations, stated at the commemoration event of Palestine’s “Disaster Day” that China will continue to work tirelessly with all peace loving countries to promote the implementation of the “two-state solution” and achieve a comprehensive, just and lasting solution to the Palestinian issue as soon as possible, making Palestine’s “Disaster Day” forever a thing of the past.

On May 16th, the Gaza Strip health department stated that since the early morning of that day, Israel’s military operations in the Gaza Strip have caused at least 121 deaths. Several Palestinian media outlets previously reported that on that day, the Israeli military launched military operations in central Gaza, including Deir ez Zor, southern Khan Younis, northern Jabaliya, and Gaza City, resulting in multiple casualties.

On May 16th, the US Supreme Court stated that it is cautious about President Trump’s decision to restrict birthright citizenship rights, as the justices are debating how much power federal judges should have to prevent the White House from implementing controversial policies nationwide. During the first oral debate on parts of the Trump administration’s reforms, the US Supreme Court expressed its intention to limit the use of the so-called nationwide ban. But key judges have expressed concerns that doing so could result in Trump’s planned birth citizenship restriction measures taking effect before the Supreme Court makes a ruling on their legality.

On May 16th, the National Oilseed Producers Association (NOPA) reported that soybean oil inventory in the United States was 1.527 billion pounds in April 2025, with a market expectation of 1.412 billion pounds, and 1.498 billion pounds in March 2025; The soybean crushing volume in the United States in April 2025 is 1902.26 million bushels, with a market expectation of 184.642 million bushels, and in March 2025 it is 194.551 million bushels.

On May 15th, Shen Xiaoming, Secretary of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee, held talks with Wu Qing, Secretary and Chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, and his delegation in Changsha. Shen Xiaoming, on behalf of the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government, welcomed Wu Qing and his delegation and expressed gratitude to the China Securities Regulatory Commission for its long-term concern and support for Hunan. He said that Hunan is deeply studying and implementing the important speech and instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping on Hunan’s work, and continuously striving to build the “three highlands”. Hunan will fully leverage its comparative advantages in industrial foundation, innovative resources, and comprehensive costs, and strive to make the economic contribution that a major province should make to the overall development of the country. I hope the China Securities Regulatory Commission will continue to provide more guidance and support to Hunan. Wu Qing thanks Hunan for its strong support to the work of the China Securities Regulatory Commission. He stated that the China Securities Regulatory Commission conscientiously implements the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, improves the institutional mechanisms supporting the development of new quality productive forces, deepens the comprehensive reform of investment and financing, stabilizes the market and expectations, and promotes the stable and healthy development of the capital market. I hope to strengthen communication and cooperation with Hunan in better leveraging the functions of the capital market, promoting the improvement of the quality of listed companies, and facilitating the formation of regulatory synergy, in order to assist Hunan’s high-quality development. (Hunan Daily)

On May 15th, billionaire Steve Cohen stated that the likelihood of the United States falling into an economic recession is currently around 45%. We haven’t fallen into a recession yet, but economic growth has slowed significantly, “said the founder of hedge fund Point72 Asset Management in a speech at the Sohn Investment Conference held in New York on Wednesday. Cohen said he expects the Federal Reserve not to immediately cut interest rates because “they will be concerned about inflation caused by tariffs. He expects the US economic growth rate to slow down to 1.5% or lower next year, “okay, but not too surprising

① Pending the convening of the Thomas Laubach research conference by the Federal Reserve; ② Pending direct negotiations between Zelensky and Putin; ③ 09:30 Australian April seasonally adjusted unemployment rate; ④ 14:00 Initial GDP annual rate for the first quarter of the UK, three-month GDP monthly rate for March, quarterly adjusted goods trade account for March, and industrial and manufacturing output month for March; ⑤ 14:45 Final monthly CPI rate for April in France; ⑥ 16:00 IEA releases monthly crude oil market report; ⑦ Revised annual GDP rate for the first quarter of the Eurozone at 17:00, final quarterly adjusted employment rate for the first quarter, and monthly industrial output rate for March; ⑧ At 20:30, the number of initial jobless claims in the United States for the week ending May 10th, the monthly retail sales rate for April, the annual and monthly PPI rates for April, the May New York Fed Manufacturing Index, the May Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index, and the March wholesale sales rate for Canada; ⑨ At 20:40, Federal Reserve Chairman Powell delivered a speech at the meeting.