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Japan interest rate hikes and yen policy 2025-2026
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FIRST ENTRY DEC 19
AUG 21 · Day 246
Japan headline inflation rate hits highest this year
Japan's headline inflation rate reached 1.9% in July.
Japan's core-core inflation rate came in at 1.9%.
Energy prices in Japan rose for the first time since November 2025.
“strengthens our conviction that the BOJ's next move is likely to be a rate hike in September,”
KRISHNA BHIMAVARAPU
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DEC 19 · Day 1