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DAILY ISSUE · 2026-06-23

Tuesday 23 June 2026

8 dispatches · every item carries a primary source and independent corroboration.

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Indicators for Core CPI
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Indicators for Core CPI

The Bank of Japan updated its 'Indicators for Core CPI' research data on June 23, publishing trimmed mean, weighted median, mode and diffusion-index measures alongside CPI series that exclude institutional factors such as tax changes and energy cost measures. Per the BoJ page, the data are released at 2:00 p.m. two business days after Japan's official CPI; the index page itself

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Philip R. Lane: Introductory Remarks

The ECB published introductory remarks by Philip R. Lane, delivered June 23 to the European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs in Brussels for an exchange of views on the economic and fiscal implications of the Middle East crisis. Per the text, euro area GDP contracted 0.2% in Q1 2026 (growth was 0.3% excluding Ireland), headline inflation stood at 3.2% in

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CISA Warns of Actively Exploited Microsoft SharePoint Vulnerability
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CISA Warns of Actively Exploited Microsoft SharePoint Vulnerability

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a Microsoft SharePoint Server flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a Microsoft SharePoint Server flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-45659 (CVSS score v3.1 of 8.8), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. At the end of May,

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Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities Expose B&R APROL Products to Local Privilege Escalation (CVSS 7.8)

Per CISA's June 23 ICS advisory, publicly reported Linux kernel vulnerabilities affect kernel versions shipped with B&R products, including Linux for B&R APROL X20EDS410, rated CVSS v3 7.8. Successful local exploitation could allow privilege escalation on affected systems, and public proof-of-concept exploits are available for the flaws. B&R stated it had no evidence of active

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OpenSSL Stack Buffer Overflow (CVE-2025-15467) Affects Multiple Siemens Products

CISA's June 23 ICS advisory relays that a stack-based buffer overflow published by OpenSSL — tracked as CVE-2025-15467 for several listed products — allows a remote attacker to cause denial of service or potentially achieve remote code execution. Affected Siemens products include the AI Lightweight Inference Server, Connector for Azure, Databus, HiMed Cockpit and RUGGEDCOM RM12

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FTC Files Amicus Brief in Antitrust Case Alleging Johnson & Johnson Monopoly
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FTC Files Amicus Brief in Antitrust Case Alleging Johnson & Johnson Monopoly Conduct

The Federal Trade Commission filed an amicus brief in an antitrust case in which drug manufacturer Johnson & Johnson is alleged to have illegally maintained a monopoly through anticompetitive conduct, per the FTC's June 23 press release. The agency framed the filing as an effort to protect consumers from pharmaceutical monopolies, per the release. The allegations against Johnso

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CFTC Sues Kentucky to Block State Enforcement Against Federally Registered Contract Markets

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a lawsuit against Kentucky to block the state's efforts to shut down CFTC-registered contract markets using state laws, per the commission's June 23 press release. Per the release, Kentucky had filed civil enforcement actions in state court against CFTC-regulated designated contract markets seeking monetary penalties and created a

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NVIDIA Powers Over 400 of the World's 500 Fastest Supercomputers

NVIDIA said its technologies power more than 400 of the world's 500 fastest supercomputers — 81% of the TOP500 — according to the latest rankings released at the ISC High Performance conference in Hamburg, Germany, per the company's June 23 post. The share figure references the published TOP500 list, though the framing comes from NVIDIA's own blog.

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