1. The Fed’s new monetary policy meeting will be held from June 15 to 16. Many analysts generally predict that the Fed will begin to discuss reducing the size of bond purchases in the second half of this year and implement it next year before raising interest rates. JPMorgan believes the Fed may raise interest rates sooner than expected. Due to the reduced risk of the epidemic and rising inflation expectations, interest rate hikes are expected to be advanced to the end of 2023.

2.The Japanese government will launch an antitrust investigation into Apple and Google, which account for more than 90% of the market share of Japan’s smartphone operating system. According to the results of the investigation, the Japanese government is likely to study strengthening restrictions such as anti-monopoly laws.

3. Governor of Texas: he has signed a bill on cryptocurrencies, which places cryptocurrencies under the Texas uniform Commercial Code as a secure transaction. The legislation provides a formal definition of the term “cryptocurrency”, outlines guidelines for cryptocurrency companies in the state, and determines when a person acquires the right to a cryptocurrency and when he or she has control of the currency.

4. The Japanese government will conduct a survey of the smartphone operating system market to determine whether there are obstacles to fair competition. In Japan’s smartphone operating system market, Apple and Google of the United States have a market share of more than 90%.

5.South Korean government: starting from July 1, conditional entry-free quarantine measures will be implemented for entry personnel. After completing the required doses of vaccination in the same country outside the country and after 14 days, you can apply for exemption from entry quarantine when you go to South Korea. 

6.On the evening of June 13, local time, Naftali Bennett, leader of Israel’s United right-wing coalition, and the eight-party coalition government led by Yair Lapid, chairman of the Future Party, passed a parliamentary vote of confidence, and Bennett was sworn in as Israel’s 13th prime minister. Thousands of Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv to celebrate the establishment of the new Israeli government and cheer the resignation of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with ribbons, dances and cheers. 

7.Russia Today: as the cryptocurrency gets more and more attention, the number of malware trying to profit from it has also increased. This security threat began in the second half of 2020 and persisted in 2021. According to a report released by ESET, a cyber security company, among the customer devices it monitors, Russian customers are the most vulnerable to cryptocurrency-related malware attacks, accounting for 8.9 per cent, followed by Thailand and Peru, accounting for 5.6 per cent and 5.3 per cent, respectively.

8.The US Food and Drug Administration plans to destroy two batches of Johnson COVID-19 vaccine produced by a manufacturing plant in Baltimore, with a quantity of up to 10 million doses, CNN said on June 11, citing sources familiar with the matter.

9.Indian research institute: the mutant strain is still contagious to vaccinated people. It is understood that the researchers conducted a virus sample analysis of 36 patients who were still infected after vaccination. The results showed that 23 people were infected with mutated strains, accounting for about 63% of the total. Of the 36 patients, 19 received only one dose of the vaccine, and 17 have completed all two doses of the vaccine. The researchers believe that this suggests that the mutant strain is still highly contagious to vaccinated people.

10.Johannesburg, South Africa’s largest city, announced an increase of 14.59% for electricity; 6.8% for water; 6.8% for sanitation; and 4.3% for garbage. Local residents said the increase was much higher than the inflation rate, an unacceptable increase.