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Japans wholesale inflation surged to 4.2% in January, marking its fifth consecutive monthly increase and exceeding market ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Wednesday the central bank will conduct monetary policy bearing in mind there are ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's annual wholesale inflation jumped to a seven-month high of 4.2% in January and accelerated for the fifth straight month, highlighting persistent price pressures and ...

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