On May 23, two sources familiar with the plans revealed that the United States has invited officials from Japan and South Korea to Alaska to discuss cooperation, including a large-scale natural gas pipeline project. Many Asian governments are considering investing in the United States in an effort to ease the pressure on President Trump's tariff policy. The Trump administration's head of energy affairs, Home Secretary Doug Burgum and Energy Secretary Chris Wright, will host the June 2 event, sources said. The event will include a visit to Alaska's remote North Slope region, where the U.S. is trying to develop untapped gas fields through a proposed $44 billion pipeline project, one of the sources said. The natural gas will be transported through the 800-mile (about 1,300-kilometer) pipeline through Alaska, mainly to customers in Asia, before being liquefied. But the Alaska meeting was not, the sources said

The Canadian dollar has reached a new high against the US dollar, hitting 1.3859 CAD to 1 USD for the first time in six months, which may alleviate concerns of the Central Bank of Canada regarding trade conflicts. One reason for the weakening of the Canadian dollar was the inflation impact that could arise from the US-Canada trade conflict, but now the performance of the Canadian dollar has improved, returning to levels seen before Trump's announcement of the 25% tariff plan on Mexico and Canada.

Trump selects North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum to lead the Interior Department. Burgum, a billionaire, was once Trump's rival in the election. He will oversee more than 500 million acres of federal land, as well as underground fossil fuels and minerals. This will be a key part of Trump's commitment to increase oil and natural gas production.

Trump picked North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum to lead the Department of the Interior, putting a former rival in charge. Burgum, a self-made billionaire, has played a role in building relationships with Trump. If confirmed, he would oversee federal land, fossil fuels, and minerals, becoming a key part of Trump's push to boost oil and gas production.

Walmart's CEO stated that due to pressure from Trump's tariffs, they plan to raise product prices, trying to keep prices low but unable to fully bear the cost pressure.

The US stock market experienced a big dump, with the S&P 500 index recording its largest single-day fall since September 2022, resulting in a market capitalization evaporation of nearly $2 trillion. Experts warn that tariffs could change the global economic game rules, potentially causing the US economic growth rate to decline by 1% to 1.5%. The Chief Investment Officer of Leuthold Group stated that a deeper pullback could trigger a recession, and the current falling trend may signal the start of a new Bear Market.

On January 31, Jin Shi data reported that on January 30, local time, the US Senate voted on the candidate for Secretary of the Interior. Doug Burgum has received enough support votes to confirm his appointment as Secretary of the Interior. On November 14 last year, Trump announced the nomination of Doug Burgum, Governor of North Dakota and Republican, as his Secretary of the Interior after taking office as president.

Trump threatened to impose a 25% tariff on all Canadian imports, which exceeds any concerns of Canada's Central Bank. Canada's Central Bank's preferred core data, the 3-month annualized rate, exceeded 3%, but the heavy shadow of trade uncertainty almost overwhelmed everything else. The Central Bank's interest rate cut next week will be part of Risk Management.

On December 17th, Jinshi Data reported that Doug Porter, Chief Economist at the Capital Market of the Bank of Montreal, said that the November CPI data was a shock to the Central Bank of Canada. The short-term core CPI data favored by the Central Bank of Canada shows that potential price pressures are increasing, which is offset by the overall CPI slowing to 1.9%. However, the core CPI for the fourth quarter will be close to the average level of 2.65%, or higher than the Central Bank of Canada's forecast of 2.3%. The weakness of the Canadian dollar may further push up prices. Overall, the Central Bank of Canada may cut interest rates by 25 basis points at the appropriate time.

Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro and Pennsylvania Senator Kelly are considered to be Harris's primary running mate candidates, both from important 2024 battleground states and with experience in defeating Trump-backed candidates. Shapiro served as Pennsylvania Attorney General and was elected Governor in 2022; while Kelly secured a Senate seat after defeating a Republican challenger in 2022.

Delphi Ventures founding partner José Maria Macedo expressed disappointment with the ETH 1.0 upgrade proposal 'Beam Chain', stating that it is simply a refactored codebase that only improves block speed and quantum resistance, which is not enough to make Ethereum competitive. The Ethereum Foundation needs more ambitious ideas.

On September 4th, Jin10 Data reported that Doug Porter, Chief Economist of Capital Market at Montreal Bank, Canada, said that the interest rate cut by the Canadian Central Bank was widely expected by the market. The market also expects that there is a very small possibility of a 50 basis point rate cut, but since the last meeting, the Central Bank has not gathered enough information to take such aggressive measures, although the possibility of more aggressive action still exists. Overall, inflation data is slightly better than expected, while unemployment data is slightly worse than expected, all pointing to one direction, which is an interest rate cut.

The rate cut by the Central Bank of Canada is not surprising, as the market has already predicted. The signs of follow-up to the downside risk and the weak labor market both suggest that there may be longer-term Interest Rate adjustments in the near future, with another rate cut likely to be locked in after following the good inflation data in September.