France Inflation ex-tobacco (MoM): 0% (May) vs previous 0.5%

Addressing the post-policy meeting press conference on Friday, Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda said that the Bank “decided to reduce JGB purchases to ensure long-term yields are formed more freely in markets.” The BoJ kept the interest rate steady at 0% for the second meeting in a row in June.