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  "id": 8164523,
  "title": "Japan’s interest rate hiked to 31-year high at 1.25% as inflation rises",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/japans-interest-rate-hiked-to-31-year-high-at-1-25-as-inflation-rises",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-18T03:20:20.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "al-jazeera",
    "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/18/japans-interest-rate-hiked-to-31-year-high-at-1-25-as-inflation-rises?traffic_source=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Bank of Japan raises benchmark interest rate from 1 to 1.25 percent, pledging to help counter inflation risks.",
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        "outlet": "SCMP Business",
        "title": "How will rate increase in Japan affect capital flow in global financial markets?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/how-will-rate-increase-in-japan-affect-capital-flow-in-global",
        "published": "2026-09-18T01:00:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Business",
        "title": "Japan raises interest rate to new 31-year high to curb rising prices",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/japan-raises-interest-rate-to-new-31-year-high-to-curb-rising-prices",
        "published": "2026-09-18T02:56:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Standard IN",
        "title": "Japan's central bank raises interest rate to 1.25%, highest in 31 years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/japans-central-bank-raises-interest-rate-to-1-25-highest-in-31-years",
        "published": "2026-09-18T03:48:26.000Z"
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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."
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