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  "id": 8166090,
  "title": "Japan’s central bank raises benchmark interest rate to 1.25%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/japans-central-bank-raises-benchmark-interest-rate-to-1-25",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-18T03:23:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/2026/09/17/japans-central-bank-raises-benchmark-interest-rate-to-1-25"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Japan's central bank announced on Friday that it raised the benchmark interest rate to 1.25%, marking a 31-year-high. The decision, made at the end of a two-day monetary policy board meeting, was anticipated and incorporated into recent global market trends. The rate hike, which increased the policy rate by 0.25 percentage points, follows a similar move by the Federal Reserve this week. The central bank's move comes amid global concerns about the weakening yen, leading to pressures for Japan to raise rates.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "WSJ Economy",
        "title": "The Bank of Japan lifted its benchmark interest rate to its highest level in 30 years and signaled more increases are on the way, a policy shift with the potential for big ripples far beyond Japan’s shores",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/the-bank-of-japan-lifted-its-benchmark-interest-rate-to-its-highest",
        "published": "2026-09-18T04:07:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}