Global Indices & Fear & Greed Index

According to BlockBeats, South Korea's KOSPI 200 index futures triggered a circuit breaker on May 18 after declining 5%, halting program trading for 5 minutes.

According to Jin10, European stock index futures declined on May 18, with Stoxx 50 index futures down 0.6% and Germany's DAX index futures down 0.7%.

South Korea's KOSPI index fell 3.00% intraday today to close at 7267.97 points.

According to BlockBeats, on May 18, U.S. stock index futures declined with losses accelerating. Nasdaq-100 futures fell 1%, leading the broader market retreat.

New Zealand's services sector performance index (PMI) rose to 48.9 in April from 46 in the prior month, marking a 2.9-point month-on-month increase.

According to ChainCatcher, U.S. stock index futures opened lower on Monday, with Dow futures declining 0.3%, according to Gate's market data.

According to Jin10, on May 16, the U.S. stock market closed lower across the board. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.07%, the S&P 500 declined 1.24%, and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.54%. Technology stocks led the selloff, with Micron Technology (MU) plunging 6.62%, Intel (INTC)

According to the Russian Statistical Agency, Russia's GDP declined 0.2% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, down from 1% growth in the previous quarter.

On May 15, European stock indexes closed sharply lower, with Germany's DAX 30 falling 2.04% (down 497.63 points) to close at 23,954.99. Other major European indexes also declined: the UK FTSE 100 fell 1.79% to 10,187.66, France's CAC 40 dropped 1.60% to 7,952.55, the Stoxx Europe 50 declined 1.65%

According to analysts cited by Jin10, on May 16, investment strategists warned that rising Treasury yields could derail the current rally in technology and AI stocks. Multiple analysts identified 30-year U.S. Treasury yields sustaining above 5% as a critical threshold that could pose problems for AI

U.S. capacity utilization reached 76.1% in April, exceeding the forecast of 75.8% and increasing from 75.7% in March.

According to U.S. interest rate futures, the Federal Reserve has more than a 50% probability of raising rates by January 2027.

According to Jin10, next week will see the release of the Federal Reserve's final FOMC meeting minutes from Chair Powell's tenure on Thursday (May 22), amid market focus on AI dynamics and consumer spending trends. Nvidia will report quarterly earnings on Wednesday (May 21) after market close,

The New York Federal Reserve's Manufacturing Prices Paid Index rose to 31.8 in May, up from 21.8 in the prior month, indicating a significant increase in input cost pressures on manufacturers in the region.

The New York Federal Reserve manufacturing index recorded 19.6 in May, marking the highest reading since April 2022.

According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the manufacturing new orders index for May reached 22.7, up from 19.3 in the prior month.

The New York Federal Reserve's Manufacturing Employment Index declined to 8.3 in May from 9.8 in the prior period, marking a 1.5-point decrease.

According to Alternative.me, the Crypto Fear and Greed Index fell to 27 today (May 17), down from 31 yesterday, signaling panic conditions in the market.

According to a Federal Reserve statement on May 15, Jerome Powell will serve as interim chair until Kevin Walsh is formally sworn in as the next Federal Reserve chairman. Powell's current term as chair ends this

The U.S. Treasury sold $125 billion in new debt during the week of May 11, with buyers demanding the highest yields on 30-year bonds in nearly two decades. Key Takeaways: The U.S. Treasury sold $125B in new debt May 11-13, with the 30-year bond clearing at 5.046%, the highest since 2007.