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Faster Tokyo Inflation Supports Near-Term BOJ Rate Hike Case

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Tokyo’s key inflation gauge accelerated for a third month even as the government took steps to reduce energy costs, bolstering the case for another Bank of Japan interest-rate increase as market expectations mount for a move in September.

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Bloomberg Economics ·4h ago

Faster Tokyo Inflation Supports Near-Term BOJ Rate Hike Case

Tokyo’s key inflation gauge accelerated for a third month even as the government took steps to reduce energy costs, bolstering the case for another Bank of Japan interest-rate increase as market expectations mount for a move in September.