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Japan’s central bank raises benchmark interest rate to 1.25%, the highest in 31 years

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  02:01 AM 1 source: AP News

  Japan’s central bank raises benchmark interest rate to 1.25%
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  04:01 AM 2 sources: AP News, The Guardian
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  04:31 AM 1 source: AP News

  Japan’s central bank raises benchmark interest rate to 1.25%, the highest in 31 years