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Core inflation in Japan's capital rises 2.2% yr/yr in July
-Core consumer prices in Japan's capital rose 2.2% in July from a year earlier, data showed on Friday, accelerating for the third straight month and keeping alive market expectations of a near- term interest rate hike. The data comes ahead of the Bank of Japan's two-day policy meeting that ends on Wednesday, when its board will debate whether to raise interest rates and lay out details on how it plans to taper its huge bond purchases. The increase in the core consumer price index (CPI), which excludes volatile fresh food costs, matched a median market forecast and followed a 2.1% gain in June. A separate index that ... (full story)