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Economy
The U.S. Federal Reserve announced on Friday, May 15, that it has appointed Jerome Powell as chair pro tempore, effective immediately following the expiration of his eight-year term as Fed chair, until his designated successor Kevin Warsh is formally sworn in by President Trump. The Fed stated the interim measure is consistent with past practice during chair transitions. However, Fed Governors Michelle Bowman and Christopher Waller issued a joint dissent, objecting that the temporary appointment lacks a defined end date. Powell's decision to remain on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors as a regular member after stepping down as chair — breaking a 70-year convention — has been widely interpreted as a move to safeguard the institution's independence amid ongoing criminal investigations and sustained political pressure from the White House.
美国联邦储备委员会5月15日发布公告，任命杰罗姆·鲍威尔担任美联储临时主席，自其八年主席任期届满之日起生效，直至继任者凯文·沃什由特朗普总统主持宣誓就职。美联储表示此举符合历届主席交接期间的惯例。但美联储理事鲍曼和沃勒发表联合声明表示反对，认为该临时任命未规定具体期限。鲍威尔在卸任主席后选择继续留任美联储理事会担任普通理事——打破了70年来的惯例——被外界广泛解读为在刑事调查和白宫持续政治压力下维护美联储独立性的举措。
Honda Motor reported a net loss of 423.9 billion yen (approximately $2.8 billion) for fiscal year 2025 (April 2025–March 2026), marking the automaker's first annual loss since its 1957 listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange — a streak of nearly 70 years. The loss was driven primarily by 1.45 trillion yen in electric-vehicle-related charges, including the cancellation of its "Honda 0 Series" next-generation EV program. Global vehicle sales fell 329,000 units year-on-year to 3.387 million, with China alone accounting for 199,000 of that decline. CEO Toshihiro Mibe acknowledged that Honda's previous target of phasing out all combustion engines by 2040 is "no longer realistic," and announced a strategic pivot back toward hybrid vehicles, projecting a return to profitability with 260 billion yen in net income for fiscal 2026.
本田汽车公布2025财年（2025年4月至2026年3月）净亏损4239亿日元（约合28亿美元），为该公司自1957年上市以来近70年首次年度亏损。亏损主要源于电动汽车相关资产减值1.45万亿日元，包括取消"Honda 0 Series"下一代电动车项目。全球汽车销量同比减少32.9万辆至338.7万辆，其中中国市场减少19.9万辆，占全球减量的一半以上。本田社长三部敏宏承认此前提出的2040年全面淘汰燃油车目标"已不现实"，宣布战略重心回归混合动力业务，预计2026财年实现2600亿日元净利润扭亏为盈。
Politics
Harvey Weinstein's rape retrial in New York ended in a mistrial on Friday, May 16, after jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict following deliberations. The retrial — centered on a single charge of third-degree rape — was itself a second attempt after a previous jury also failed to reach consensus. Weinstein, 74, is currently serving a combined sentence from his 2020 New York conviction (overturned on appeal in 2024 and remanded for retrial) and his 2022 Los Angeles conviction carrying a 16-year sentence. The accuser broke her silence after the mistrial was declared, saying "I deserve justice." Prosecutors have not yet indicated whether they will seek a third trial.
哈维·韦恩斯坦强奸案重审于5月16日（周五）以流审告终，陪审团在审议后未能达成一致裁决。此次重审围绕三级强奸罪一项指控进行，本身已是第二次审判尝试——此前一届陪审团同样未能达成共识。74岁的韦恩斯坦目前正因2020年纽约定罪（2024年上诉后被推翻并发回重审）和2022年洛杉矶定罪（判处16年刑期）服刑。原告在流审宣布后打破沉默，表示"我应得到正义"。检察官尚未表示是否会寻求第三次审判。
Geopolitics
The Xi-Trump summit in Beijing on May 14–15 produced sharp exchanges over Taiwan, with Chinese President Xi Jinping warning his American counterpart against falling into the "Thucydides Trap" — the historical pattern where a rising power and an established power inevitably collide. According to multiple readouts, Xi pressed Trump on the Taiwan issue, framing it as a "red line" in bilateral relations. In the summit's aftermath, a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has pressed the Trump administration to increase military support for Taiwan, arguing that Beijing's assertiveness at the summit underscores the urgency of deterrence. Trump, for his part, touted potential trade deals with China, though analysts noted that concrete deliverables from the summit appeared limited. The summit marked Trump's first state visit to China in his second term, accompanied by Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, and other business leaders.
习近平主席与特朗普总统于5月14日至15日在北京举行峰会，双方就台湾问题展开激烈交锋。习近平警告美方不要陷入"修昔底德陷阱"——即崛起大国与守成大国必然冲突的历史规律。据多方通报，习近平就台湾问题向特朗普施压，将其定位为双边关系的"红线"。峰会结束后，美国两党议员向特朗普政府施压，要求加强对台军事支持，认为中方在峰会上的强硬姿态凸显了威慑的紧迫性。特朗普则强调与中国达成贸易协议的可能性，但分析人士指出峰会的实际成果似乎有限。此次访问是特朗普第二任期内首次国事访华，马斯克、黄仁勋等商界领袖随行。
The French nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle arrived in the Arabian Sea to prepare for escort operations amid the ongoing Strait of Hormuz crisis. The strait has been effectively blockaded for over two and a half months following the breakdown of U.S.-Iran peace talks, with both sides exchanging taunts and rejecting each other's proposals. Israel launched fresh airstrikes on Gaza, while WTI crude surged above $105 per barrel and Brent topped $109, prompting OPEC and other international oil bodies to issue comprehensive supply warnings. France's naval deployment signals European willingness to project force in the region to protect commercial shipping lanes, even as the broader diplomatic situation remains deadlocked.
法国核动力航母"戴高乐"号已抵达阿拉伯海，为霍尔木兹海峡危机期间的护航行动做准备。该海峡已因美伊和谈破裂而实际封锁超过两个半月，双方互放狠话、拒绝对方提议。以色列对加沙发动新一轮空袭，同时WTI原油飙升至每桶105美元以上、布伦特原油突破109美元，欧佩克等国际石油组织已发布全面供应警告。法国海军部署表明欧洲愿意在该地区投射力量以保护商业航运通道，尽管更广泛的外交僵局仍未打破。
Science & Technology
A colossal valley near Mars's equator is providing dramatic new evidence that the Red Planet once harbored a vast ocean. The findings, published in mid-May 2026, reveal that the chaotic terrain — characterized by jumbled, disrupted rock formations — is consistent with large-scale water-related geological processes. Scientists say the valley's morphology closely matches patterns expected from catastrophic drainage events, bolstering the long-debated hypothesis that Mars once had a significant body of liquid water on its surface. The discovery has implications for the search for ancient microbial life and for future Mars exploration planning.
火星赤道附近一条巨大的峡谷为这颗红色星球曾经拥有广阔海洋提供了引人注目的新证据。该研究成果于2026年5月中旬发表，揭示了该区域混乱的地形特征——表现为杂乱无章、断裂的岩层构造——与大规模水文地质过程一致。科学家表示，峡谷的地貌形态与灾难性排水事件预期的模式高度吻合，进一步支持了火星表面曾存在大面积液态水体这一长期争论的假说。该发现对搜寻古代微生物生命以及未来火星探测规划具有重要意义。
Researchers have developed a new method to instantly detect elusive quantum "W states," marking a major milestone for quantum technology. W states — a special class of entangled quantum states where exactly one qubit is in the "1" state — are critical resources for quantum communication, teleportation, and distributed quantum computing, but have historically been difficult to identify reliably. The new detection technique could dramatically accelerate the development of practical quantum networks and error-correction protocols, bringing quantum communication and teleportation closer to real-world deployment.
研究人员开发了一种即时检测难以捕捉的量子"W态"的新方法，标志着量子技术领域的重大突破。W态是一种特殊的纠缠量子态，其中恰好有一个量子比特处于"1"状态，是量子通信、量子隐形传态和分布式量子计算的关键资源，但一直以来难以可靠识别。这项新检测技术可以大幅加速实用量子网络和纠错协议的发展，使量子通信和量子隐形传态更接近实际部署。
Other
Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted U.S. President Donald Trump at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound on May 15 for an intimate, small-group meeting — a rare honor for a visiting American leader. The meeting followed a formal summit at the Great Hall of the People and a visit to the Temple of Heaven. Among the business delegation accompanying Trump were Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, signaling the commercial dimension of the visit. The White House described the meetings as "constructive" but provided few specifics on agreements reached. Separately, U.S. Supreme Court denied Virginia Democrats' request on a redistricting plan, maintaining current electoral boundaries ahead of the 2026 midterms.
中国国家主席习近平5月15日在中南海会见美国总统特朗普，举行小范围会晤——这一安排对来访的外国元首而言极为罕见。此前双方已在人民大会堂举行正式峰会，特朗普还参观了天坛。随行商业代表团中包括特斯拉CEO马斯克和英伟达CEO黄仁勋，凸显此次访问的商业维度。白宫称会谈"具有建设性"，但未透露具体协议内容。此外，美国最高法院驳回了弗吉尼亚民主党人的选区重划请求，在2026年中期选举前维持现有选举版图。
Policy Signals
- 中美构建"建设性战略稳定关系"，双方同意成立贸易理事会和投资理事会，对等降税框架下扩大双向贸易
- 习近平发表《做强做优做大实体经济》重要文章，强调"十五五"时期必须把发展新质生产力摆在更突出战略位置，以实体经济为根基加快建设现代化产业体系
- 深入整治制造业"内卷式"竞争，推动资源从低效配置中释放，建立以技术、质量、服务为核心的综合评价机制
- 保持制造业合理比重，防止产业空心化；以高端化、智能化、绿色化为主攻方向推动先进制造业发展
- 持续提升金融服务实体经济能力，解决科技金融供求结构性错位，发展耐心资本支持长周期创新
- 加强基础研究，逐步提高基础研究经费占比（当前7.08%），打通基础研究、应用开发、成果转化创新链条
- 加快构建中国哲学社会科学自主知识体系，坚持"两个结合"，推动体系化研究阐释
- 深化产业工人队伍建设改革，健全"新八级工"职业技能等级制度，推动"以技提薪"
- 推进要素市场化配置改革，深化土地、劳动力、资本、技术、数据等要素市场化配置，建设全国统一大市场
- 全面实施"人工智能+"行动，打造智能经济新形态；推动人工智能从"被动训练"向"自主进化"演进
- 加快构建清洁低碳安全高效的新型能源体系，推进能源强国建设；一季度新增发电装机中可再生能源占比达70%
- 因地制宜发展现代山地特色高效农业，培育具有持久市场竞争力的特色主导产业
- 八部门联合印发儿童用药供应保障机制改革实施意见，减少"儿童酌减"模糊表述
- 地级及以上城市和县级市今年全面开展城市体检，坚持先体检后更新
- 把青年就业摆在更加突出位置，应对人工智能对就业的替代效应
- 俄罗斯总统普京将于5月19日至20日对华进行国事访问
Source: 人民日报 2026-05-17, 求是 第10期 (2026-05-16)
Finance Market
| Index | Date | Close | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSI A500 | 2026-05-15 | 6,105.87 | -77.10 | -1.25% |
| S&P 500 | 2026-05-15 | 7,408.50 | -92.74 | -1.24% |
| HSI | 2026-05-15 | 25,962.73 | -426.31 | -1.62% |
| Nikkei | 2026-05-15 | 61,409.29 | -1,244.76 | -1.99% |
| KOSPI | 2026-05-15 | 7,493.18 | -488.23 | -6.12% |
| Gold | 2026-05-15 | 4,555.80 | -122.30 | -2.61% |
| DXY | 2026-05-15 | 99.27 | +0.39 | +0.39% |
| USD/CNY | 2026-05-16 | 6.81 | +0.02 | +0.35% |
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