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  "id": 439337,
  "title": "Mizuho Bank Raises Long-Term Prime Rate to 3.25 Pct",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/mizuho-bank-raises-long-term-prime-rate-to-3-25-pct",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-10T05:03:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026081000383/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tokyo, Aug. 10 (Jiji Press)--Mizuho Bank said Monday it will raise its long-term prime lending rate by 0.1 percentage point to 3.25 pct, the highest level in about 30 years, effective Wednesday. The increase in the long-term prime, a benchmark for interest rates on loans of one year or longer to large corporate customers, reflects a rise in long-term interest rates in Japan. END [Copyright T...",
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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."
}