{
  "id": 4655864,
  "title": "German inflation rises to 2.9% in August, coming in below expectations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/german-inflation-rises-to-2-9-in-august-coming-in-below-expectations",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-31T14:38:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews Business",
    "slug": "euronews-business",
    "url": "http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/31/german-inflation-rises-to-29-in-august-coming-in-below-expectations"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "German inflation rose to 2.9% in August, according to Euronews Business. This was a fresh acceleration from July but below the 3.1% expected by economists.\n\nThere was also an update on Sri Lanka's inflation, which rose to 8% year-on-year in August, after a 7.3% rise last month, according to Business Recorder. Food inflation in Sri Lanka rose to 8.5% in August, from 6.3% year-on-year in July.\n\nThe price of bitcoin and ethereum were reported by Yahoo Finance, with bitcoin opening at $77,695.48 on Monday, August 31, 2026, 0.7% lower than Sunday's opening price, and ethereum opening at $2,417.98, down 1.6% from Sunday's opening price.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "title": "Inflation: Teuerung in Deutschland steigt im August auf 2,9 Prozent",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/inflation-teuerung-in-deutschland-steigt-im-august-auf-2-9-prozent",
        "published": "2026-08-31T12:12:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Sri Lanka's inflation index up 8% year-on-year in August on higher food prices",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/sri-lankas-inflation-index-up-8-year-on-year-in-august-on-higher-food",
        "published": "2026-08-31T13:37:30.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "German inflation rises to 2.9% in August, coming in below expectations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/german-inflation-rises-to-2-9-in-august-coming-in-below-expectations-4659812",
        "published": "2026-08-31T14:38:15.000Z"
      }
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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."
}