UCHIDA, Bank of Japan deputy governor, said rising wholesale prices are another factor amplifying risk assessments.

China's National Bureau of Statistics said in May 2026, among 70 large and medium-sized cities, new home sales prices rose MoM in first-tier cities but fell MoM in second- and third-tier cities; YoY declines narrowed across first-, second- and third-tier cities overall. The number of cities recording MoM increases in new home sales prices rose from the previous month.

National Bureau of Statistics: Jan–May average urban surveyed unemployment rate 5.2%. May urban surveyed unemployment 5.1%, down 0.1 percentage point MoM. Local-hukou urban labor force unemployment 5.2%; migrant (non-local hukou) urban labor force 4.9%, including migrant agricultural-hukou 4.9%. Surveyed urban unemployment in 31 major cities 5.1%, down 0.1 percentage point MoM. Average weekly hours worked by enterprise employees 48.2 hours.