US May core CPI m/m was 0.2% vs 0.3% expected. John Briggs, Natixis North America head of US rates strategy, said the slightly softer-than-expected monthly core inflation could reinforce the view that the peak in war-related inflation may be behind us and that the inflation outlook could improve, provided oil prices remain stable.

NASA says the Artemis III mission will not take place before this time next year.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said at a regular briefing that a draft passed at the LDP general affairs meeting on the 9th calling for revisions to Japan’s three security documents exposes attempts by some forces in Japan to pursue remilitarization. He accused the draft of needlessly smearing China’s routine military activity and deliberately inflating regional tensions to deceive the Japanese public and the international community and to provide a pretext for accelerating remilitarization.