Bank of Japan deputy governor UCHIDA said the wage–price transmission mechanism in recent years has tended to align with the BOJ's 2% inflation target.

Late-May to mid-June is the concentrated spring cocoon purchase season in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. This year white and colored cocoons posted strong production and sales, with pronounced price dispersion across varieties. Downstream demand, supported by domestic fashion trends, has pushed silk fabric mills to full capacity and left order books filled through the end of August. At Hangzhou China Silk City merchants report strong demand for xiangyunsha, jacquard and Song brocade; one garment buyer says monthly procurement exceeds 100,000 metres and inventory levels fall to roughly 10% after a month. Raw silk prices have eased slightly, but capacity-constrained, technically demanding mulberry-silk fabrics such as xiangyunsha retain pricing power and factory-gate prices have held or risen modestly.

歐洲央行首席經濟學家連恩：如果證據顯示通脹擔憂，可能會再次提高利率。