{
  "id": 6389794,
  "title": "Mizuho Bank to Raise Long-Term Prime Rate to 30-Year High",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/mizuho-bank-to-raise-long-term-prime-rate-to-30-year-high",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T05:37:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026090900587/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tokyo, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)--Mizuho Bank said Wednesday it will raise its long-term prime lending rate by 0.15 percentage point to 3.4 pct, its highest level in about 30 years, effective on Thursday. The long-term prime rate serves as a benchmark for loans of one year or longer to large companies. The increase reflects rising long-term interest rates in Japan. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, ...",
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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."
}