Japan Prices Rise on Higher Energy Costs

Japanese consumer prices increased 0.7% in July from a year earlier, rising at the fastest rate in over four years, a development that may reassure the Bank of Japan it is making progress in sparking inflation while at the same time putting a strain on households amid stagnant wage growth.



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