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1. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Yuri Kageyama

   Japan's central bank raises benchmark interest rate (opens the original)

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   Japan's central bank on Friday raised the benchmark interest rate to 1.25 per cent from 1.0 per cent, a 31-year-high. The Bank of Japan has been trying to normalise monetary policy after decades of keeping interest rates near or below zero to try to encourage more borrowing and spending to counter deflation and pull Japan's economy out of the doldrums. Inflationary pressures are rising because of the war in Iran, which has sent oil prices soaring in recent months. That is a big negative for reso

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2. Article · Aug 20, 2026 · Yuri Kageyama

   Japan reports record exports and imports for July (opens the original)

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   Japan's imports and exports set records in July and soaring energy costs and a weak yen helped extend a trade deficit for a third month, government data showed. Japan's trade deficit totalled 634.5 billion yen ($A5.6 billion) last month, marking the third straight month of red ink, the Finance Ministry said in a preliminary report. Imports surged 27.8 per cent from the same month a year ago to a seasonally adjusted 12.15 trillion yen. The war in Iran has sent crude oil prices soaring. Japan, whi

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