JODI: Saudi domestic refinery crude processing fell 55,000 bpd in April to 2.211 mln bpd.

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi said she accepts the Bank of Japan’s recent rate hike and reiterated the need for close government–BoJ coordination on monetary policy. She said the government expects the central bank to act in line with economic, price and financial developments to sustainably achieve a 2% price-stability target. May nationwide CPI rose 1.4% YoY, partly held down by state aid capping energy costs. Takaichi’s administration has prepared a supplementary budget to cushion households from the Middle East shock in coming months. The BoJ expects conflict-driven higher energy prices to add notable upside to inflation, lifting economists’ odds of another BoJ hike this year, possibly as early as September.

以色列总理：以色列国防军可在黎巴嫩南部自由行动以应对威胁。