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  "id": 3381615,
  "title": "Japan's corporate services inflation accelerates in July",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/japans-corporate-services-inflation-accelerates-in-july",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-26T00:03:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/japans-corporate-services-inflation-accelerates-in-july-6341166"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "TOKYO, Aug 26: Japan's corporate services inflation accelerated in July, with the key gauge for service-sector inflation rising 3.6% year-on-year, according to data released on Wednesday. This data supports the Bank of Japan's view that a tight labour market is prompting firms to transfer rising costs to consumers. The increase in the services producer price index, which measures the prices businesses charge one another for services, followed a revised 3.4% gain in June, as reported by the Bank of Japan. The data highlights the growing inflationary pressures in the economy, which have strengthened the case for an interest rate increase in the near future. In July, core consumer inflation also accelerated compared to a year earlier, as firms passed on higher import costs resulting from a weak yen and the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel. Sources have informed Reuters that the BOJ is expected to raise interest rates as early as September and may consider more aggressive hikes from the current rate of approximately two times a year.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Corporate direct financing down in July on decreased debt sales",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/corporate-direct-financing-down-in-july-on-decreased-debt-sales",
        "published": "2026-08-25T21:00:15.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CNA - Business",
        "title": "Japan's corporate services inflation accelerates in July",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/japans-corporate-services-inflation-accelerates-in-july-3385156",
        "published": "2026-08-26T00:03:56.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Japan's corporate services inflation accelerates in July",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/japans-corporate-services-inflation-accelerates-in-july-3411095",
        "published": "2026-08-26T02:39:47.000Z"
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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."
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