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(1) The Gallup Economic Confidence Index further declined in May to -45, lower than April’s -38, marking the lowest point since October 2022, but still above the phase low of -58 in June 2022. (2) From the perspective of trading psychology, the consecutive weakening of the index indicates that pessimism among American households regarding inflation, energy prices, and growth prospects is accumulating, which may suppress willingness for consumer spending in the coming months and thereby drag down corporate earnings expectations. (3) Meanwhile, another Gallup survey shows that about 10% of Americans regularly use installment payments online, while another 17% use them occasionally; a total of 51% have used installment payments, while 48% have never used them. (4) The income differences are significant: among households with annual incomes below $48,000, 37% frequently or occasionally use installment payments, compared to 29% of middle-income households and 21% of high-income households. This shows that installment payment tools are becoming an important means for America's low-income groups to manage cash flow pressure.

After the overall third-phase oilfield development, daily crude oil production will increase from 60,000 barrels to 150,000 barrels, and daily natural gas production will rise from 80 million cubic feet to 200 million cubic feet.

According to CoinDesk, Prometheum has launched Prometheum Capital, a digital broker solution that provides clearing, custody, and trading services for broker-dealers and registered investment advisors. It supports the distribution of tokenized securities and crypto assets through traditional brokerage accounts. Co-founder and Co-CEO Aaron Kaplan stated that there are already about $2 billion in tokenized securities on-chain, but there is a lack of mainstream distribution channels. The company operates several regulated entities covering the entire lifecycle of tokenized securities and has joined the DTCC working group. The first clearing agency clients include Arete Wealth Management and Network 1 Financial Securities. Kaplan disclosed that institutional distribution partnerships will be announced soon to attract more large-scale issuers.