The “core-core” inflation rate, which strips out prices of both fresh food and energy and is tracked by the BOJ, rose to 2.4% from 2.3%, a seven-month high Source: CNBC
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The decision comes a day after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut rates by 25 basis points, bringing the federal funds rate to 4.25%-4.5%. Source: CNBC
By Rachel Pannett U.S.-Canadian environmentalist Paul Watson, 74, was detained based on a decade-old Interpol warrant that accused him of interfering with a Japanese whaling ship. Source: Washington Post