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Japan wholesale inflation stays elevated in August

Japan’s wholesale inflation remained elevated in August, reinforcing expectations for the Bank of Japan to raise rates this month.

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Japan’s wholesale inflation stayed elevated in August, data released on Friday showed, underscoring mounting price pressures and reinforcing the case for the central bank to raise interest rates this month. The report came after recent hawkish communication from the Bank of Japan that led markets to…