U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): As of the week of May 2, securities fund managers increased their S&P 500 CME net long positions by 474,721 contracts to 590,688 contracts, and speculators increased their S&P 500 CME net short positions by 349,921 contracts to 442,096 lots.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): As of the week of May 2, the net short position of natural gas futures in the NYMEX and ICE markets increased by 6,686 lots to 8,359 lots.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): As of the week of May 2, the speculative net short position of COMEX copper futures increased by 5179 lots to 15667 lots.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): As of the week of May 2, the speculative net long position of COMEX silver futures increased by 1965 hands to 27131 hands.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): As of the week of May 2, the speculative net long position of WTI crude oil futures decreased by 37,222 hands to 143,220 hands.

Economist Jeremy Siegel: If the employment data turns negative, the Fed will be under pressure to cut interest rates.

Economist Jeremy Siegel: The April jobs report was stronger than expected.

French Finance Minister Le Maire: France will speed up debt reduction.

Economist Jeremy Siegel: The Fed is no longer lagging behind changes in the (yield) curve.

Economist Jeremy Siegel: The bar for the Fed to raise interest rates again is high.

Economist Jeremy Siegel: The (US) market looks very strong.

According to related statements, the Sudanese army will send a delegation to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to participate in ceasefire negotiations as a Saudi-US initiative.

Fed Brad: When it comes to commercial real estate, there is a need to differentiate between large downtowns like Manhattan and smaller places.

Fitch: U.S. mid-market issuance to slow in 1Q23 amid subdued deal activity amid rising interest rates and banking turmoil.

Baker Hughes oil services: U.S. drilling companies cut the number of oil rigs last week, the largest drop since March, and the number of natural gas rigs also fell the most since February.