Global news you need to know before Monday's U.S. stock market opens

According to Xinhua News Agency, the first meeting of the China-U.S. economic and trade consultation mechanism has begun in London, UK.

Li Qiang: Smooth the supply and demand connection channels to better promote the integrated development of technological innovation and industrial innovation.

Xinhua Commentary: The new regulations on rare earth export controls aim to "standardize exports," rather than being a spur-of-the-moment so-called "tactical countermeasure."

Addressing the urgent concerns of the public! The General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council: Reasonably raise the minimum wage standard and completely eliminate the household registration restrictions for participating in social insurance at the place of employment.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has sued the Trump administration over the deployment of the National Guard.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba: Strive for nominal GDP to reach 100 trillion yen by fiscal year 2040.

According to Asahi Shimbun, Japan's chief negotiator Akizawa Ryo is planning to visit the United States this week.

According to Reuters, the Japanese government is considering repurchasing ultra-long-term Japanese government bonds issued in the past.

Jensen Huang appeared at London Tech Week: The UK's AI environment is in a "Goldilocks" state, but lacks computational infrastructure.

First price drop! Starbucks China is making strides in the "non-coffee" market, with the average price of large cups decreasing by 5 yuan.

According to Bloomberg, Qualcomm has spent $2.4 billion to acquire Alphawave, expanding its AI product portfolio.

U.S. stock pre-market: U.S. stock index futures are basically flat, the UK stock market is approaching a new high, the U.S. dollar index and U.S. Treasury yields are down, and spot silver is up about 1%.

The Nikkei 225 index rose by 0.9%, the Shanghai Composite Index rose by 0.43%, and the Hang Seng Index rose by 1.63%