Kiuchi said he hopes the Bank of Japan will implement monetary policy appropriately to stably and sustainably achieve the 2% inf target.

According to Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs monitoring, Aug 4 agricultural products wholesale price 200-index 113.42, up 0.10 points vs previous day; "vegetable-basket" wholesale index 113.54, up 0.12 points. As of 14:00 nationwide wholesale prices: pork 15.77 yuan/kg (+0.4% vs prior day), beef 67.38 yuan/kg (+0.7%), mutton 64.72 yuan/kg (+0.3%), eggs 9.84 yuan/kg (flat), whole chicken 17.18 yuan/kg (-0.5%).

ARAMCO CEO warned that the geopolitical crisis is intensifying and an unprecedented supply shock is unfolding.