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  "id": 629348,
  "title": "Nikkei index directionless in morning as eyes on US CPI data",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/nikkei-index-directionless-in-morning-as-eyes-on-us-cpi-data",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-12T03:47:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Mainichi",
    "slug": "the-mainichi",
    "url": "https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260812/p2g/00m/0bu/016000c"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index was directionless Wednesday morning as investors refrained from buying actively ahead of the release of the U.",
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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."
}