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Golden Ten Data reported on May 22 that, due to the impact of the Iran war, the U.S. Consumer Confidence Index in May dropped to a historic low, and long-term inflation expectations also significantly worsened. Data shows that the University of Michigan's final May Consumer Confidence Index fell to 44.8. Consumers expect an annualized price increase of 3.9% over the next five to ten years, higher than April's 3.5% and marking a seven-month high. They also anticipate prices will rise by 4.8% over the next year. Gasoline prices continue to hover near the highest levels since 2022, exacerbating Americans' concerns about rising living costs and the failure to reach an agreement to end the war. The impact of inflation on household budgets, especially for low-income consumers, poses risks to the future outlook for consumption. Joanne Hsu, the lead researcher of the survey, stated: “The issue of the cost of living remains the top concern for people, with 57% of respondents proactively noting that high prices are eroding their personal financial situations, up from 50% last month.” She added, “The key point is that consumers seem to worry that inflation will not only spread beyond fuel prices to other areas, but that this upward trend may even persist for a long time into the future.”

According to Foresight News, Maple Finance announced on its blog that it has reached a comprehensive settlement with the Core Foundation regarding the arbitration initiated in September 2025 and related litigation in the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands. All claims and counterclaims have been mutually released, and the arbitration and court proceedings have been withdrawn simultaneously. The financial terms of the settlement are confidential, and neither party admits any liability. Following the settlement, Maple will officially proceed with the launch of its Bitcoin yield product, syrupBTC. Previously, in November 2025, the Core Foundation had obtained an injunction from the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, alleging that Maple Finance used confidential information obtained during the partnership to develop a competing product, in violation of the 24-month exclusive cooperation agreement between the two parties. Maple Finance denied any wrongdoing at the time and stated that the dispute was limited to the pilot BTC Yield project conducted in collaboration with Core.

The Bloomberg Dollar Index hit a new daily high. U.S. Treasury yields made a V-shaped reversal, returning above 4.57%; at 21:16 Beijing time, they had fallen to a new daily low of 4.5241%. The two-year U.S. Treasury yield rose to 4.1231%, reaching a new daily high, with intraday gains expanding to about 3.7 basis points; at 21:16 Beijing time, it had also touched a daily low of 4.0505%. The yield on two-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) rose by 9.73 basis points to a new daily high of 1.4266%, trending upwards since 19:11 Beijing time (from below 1.3%). The S&P 500 Index rose over 0.4%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 287 points or 0.57%, the Nasdaq rose 0.28%, the Semiconductor Index rose 1.88%, and the Banking Index rose 0.47%.