{
  "id": 3869528,
  "title": "Faster Tokyo inflation supports near-term BOJ rate hike case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/faster-tokyo-inflation-supports-near-term-boj-rate-hike-case",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-28T02:04:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/28/economy/tokyo-cpi-august/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tokyo's consumer price index excluding fresh food surged 1.8% in August from a year earlier, according to the government's latest figures. This marks the third consecutive month of acceleration in inflation, with the index rising 1.7% in July. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications released the data on Friday. The CPI excluding fresh food and energy increased 2% over the same period, while the overall CPI rose 1.9%. Economists had anticipated a 1.7% increase for the CPI excluding fresh food. The Bank of Japan is widely expected to raise interest rates in September as the inflation trend continues.",
  "summary": "The consumer price index excluding fresh food rose 1.8% in August from a year earlier, picking up a tad after rising 1.7% in July, the internal affairs ministry has said.",
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      {
        "outlet": "FXStreet",
        "title": "1.9%: Japan’s Tokyo CPI inflation rises in August",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/1-9-japans-tokyo-cpi-inflation-rises-in-august",
        "published": "2026-08-27T23:31:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNA - Business",
        "title": "Tokyo core inflation creeps near BOJ's target, bolsters rate-hike chance",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/tokyo-core-inflation-creeps-near-bojs-target-bolsters-rate-hike-chance",
        "published": "2026-08-27T23:45:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTHK News - Finance",
        "title": "Tokyo core inflation accelerates, nears BOJ target",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/tokyo-core-inflation-accelerates-nears-boj-target",
        "published": "2026-08-28T01:17:38.000Z"
      }
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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."
}