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  "id": 845159,
  "title": "Japanese shares climb on bets Fed to hold rates steady; Topix poised for record close",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/japanese-shares-climb-on-bets-fed-to-hold-rates-steady-topix-poised",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-14T05:41:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40434795/japanese-shares-climb-on-bets-fed-to-hold-rates-steady-topix-poised-for-record-close"
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  "summary": "TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share gauge climbed on Friday, extending a weekly advance, after softer US producer prices eased pressure for a near-term Federal Reserve interest rate hike and supported risk appetite. The benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.85% to 68,889.01 by the midday break, set for a 5% gain for the week. The broader Topix gained 0.69% to 4,204.99, poised for a record high close. US stocks…",
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      {
        "outlet": "FXStreet",
        "title": "Euro flattens against Japanese Yen, ECB-BoJ to raise rates in September",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/euro-flattens-against-japanese-yen-ecb-boj-to-raise-rates-in-september",
        "published": "2026-08-14T08:41:27.000Z"
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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."
}