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  "id": 3180122,
  "title": "Groundwork is set for BOJ rate hike next month, ex-official says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/groundwork-is-set-for-boj-rate-hike-next-month-ex-official-says",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-25T02:52:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/25/economy/boj-rate-hike-ex-official/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "As of Monday afternoon in Tokyo, traders were assigning a roughly 80% probability of a rate hike when the board delivers its next policy decision.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}