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Japan inflation at decade high in July

Annual core inflation rose to 2.4%, topping market expectations and reinforcing views that high oil and food prices are dealing a blow to consumers amid a likely recession ...full story at Financial Times

from Financial Times on Fri, Aug 29 2008

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