PHILIPPINE C.BANK says inf is expected to be near the 3.0% target in 2028.

Syrian president Shala said France can play a role in Syria's reconstruction and other areas.

Japan's real wages rose 1.4% YoY in May, the fifth straight monthly increase, but slowed from April's revised 2.0% as consumer inflation accelerated. Nominal average cash earnings climbed 3.2% YoY to ¥311,165 (≈$1,918), below April's revised 3.6% gain. Regular wages rose 3.0% YoY (April revised 3.3%); overtime pay rose 2.9% (April revised 4.8%). The impact of the Iran war is beginning to feed into consumer prices; together with yen weakness and earlier energy-driven price rises, living costs may continue to rise. The Bank of Japan raised rates last month to a 31-year high and reiterated that sustained wage and price increases are a precondition for further tightening.