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Asian markets mixed as traders track tariff talks
Asian markets mixed as traders track tariff talks
Economy
by  AFP

Asian markets were mixed in holiday-thinned trade Friday as investors keep tabs on countries' tariff talks with the White House, while Donald Trump's remarks that he was reluctant to hike levies on Beijing even more provided a little support.

Japan rice prices soar as core inflation accelerates
Japan rice prices soar as core inflation accelerates
Economy
by  AFP

Rice prices in Japan last month were almost twice what they were a year earlier, official data showed Friday, as core inflation accelerated in the world's number four economy. The data is likely to strengthen expectations that the Bank of Japan will hike interest rates, with inflation above the BoJ's target of two percent for almost three years.