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title: "Japan Inflation Picks Up, Keeping BOJ on Track for Another Rate Hike"
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# Japan Inflation Picks Up, Keeping BOJ on Track for Another Rate Hike

Japan’s key inflation gauge rose for the first time in three months, keeping the Bank of Japan on course for another interest-rate increase this year, according to Bloomberg. The reading supports expectations that the central bank will stay on a tightening path as it weighs further policy normalization.

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