日本央行委員佐藤綾野：核心CPI數據不太強勁，但批發通脹相對強勁，因此需要全面考慮各種數據。

Japan's economic and fiscal minister KIUCHI on Tuesday said he hopes the Bank of Japan (BOJ) will use monetary policy guidance to help the government secure stronger growth. KIUCHI said specific policy decisions remain the BOJ's prerogative but pointed to a clause in the BOJ Act requiring alignment with government policy, and urged the BOJ to fully consider the government's growth priorities and provide appropriate guidance.

An explosion at an oil well near La Victoria in Apure state, close to the Colombian border, injured 12 and prompted local evacuations, local media cited the Apure state civil security office on the 29th. The office said the blast was caused by a combustible gas leak; state oil company PDVSA has not commented.