Japanese BoJ Core CPI (Apr) 2.8% (Prev. 2.5%)

IRGC senior spokesperson says "If we are attacked, our attacks will be more intense, heavier and stronger", according to IRIB News citing an Al Jazeera interview; adds "The response to any new aggression will be different from what it has been before"

ECB's Schnabel says ECB should raise rates in June, even if an Iran peace deal is struck, while she sees signs of energy inflation spillovers

Japanese BoJ Core CPI (Apr) 2.8% (Prev. 2.5%)

Three Japanese government-affiliated financial institutions are to replace top executives including the Development Bank of Japan, Japan Bank for International Cooperation, and Japan Finance Corporation

South Korea and China hold third round of export control talks, as expected, according to Xinhua