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  "id": 2338156,
  "title": "Japan weighs 3.8% assumed rate for next year's budget request, sources say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/japan-weighs-3-8-assumed-rate-for-next-years-budget-request-sources",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-21T08:16:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNA - Business",
    "slug": "cna-business",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/japan-weighs-38-assumed-rate-next-years-budget-request-sources-say-6333066"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "TOKYO, Aug 21 - Japan's finance ministry is contemplating a 3.8% assumed interest rate for its budget request next fiscal year, according to two unnamed government sources. This rate would be the highest in 29 years, up from 3.0% in the 2026 budget, indicating the impact of increasing long-term interest rates on Japan's strained finances. The sources, who requested anonymity due to the matter's sensitivity, confirmed a previous Nikkei report that the assumed rate will likely be 3.8%. Market concerns over slow interest rate hikes and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's expansionary fiscal policy have pushed the benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond (JGB) yield to a 30-year high of 2.945% on Tuesday. This rising yields test Takaichi's economic strategy, as they increase debt-financing costs and threaten her push to invest in growth sectors.",
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        "title": "Japan weighs 3.8% assumed rate for next year's budget request, sources say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/japan-weighs-3-8-assumed-rate-for-next-years-budget-request-sources-2339237",
        "published": "2026-08-21T08:16:14.000Z"
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