US May trade balance: -$77.6 bln vs -$78.5 bln expected; April revised from -$55.9 bln to -$54.6 bln.

ECB executive board member Panetta said at a Rome meeting that even if a durable US‑Iran settlement lowers energy prices below the ECB’s June forecast, the economic outlook remains fragile. He warned upside inflation risks and downside growth risks continue to coexist, calling for continuous monitoring of geopolitics, energy markets, supply chains, wages and inflation expectations and saying monetary policy should avoid committing to a preset path. Panetta added the current conflict is one of a series of increasingly frequent supply shocks that could alter policymakers’ future responses to secure 2% inflation over the medium term.

黎巴嫩总统奥恩：我与议长纳比·贝里之间不存在关系破裂。