Bank of Japan minutes: one member said the central bank should not hesitate to accelerate interest-rate hikes, for example by raising rates every few months.

In an Axios interview, Trump said a war with Iran “could trigger a global depression” and asserted his deal prevented that outcome. He said action against Cuba “could be” as swift as U.S. moves on Venezuela, noting both are geographically close while Iran is “far.” On Israel, he claimed “if not for me, Israel would not exist today,” saying he terminated the Obama-era Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA), which he described as a path to nuclear weapons. On post-conflict limits on presidential authority he said there are “no limits” in practice, adding he has “not learned that lesson” and that limits exist only “in theory.”

日本央行：行长植田和男将于6月23日返回办公室工作，继续接受治疗约两周时间。