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Consumer prices in China were up 2.5 percent on year in August, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday.

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Japan posted a current account surplus of 229.0 billion yen in July, the Ministry of Finance said on Thursday - down 86.6 percent from a year ago.
Gross domestic product expanded an annualized 3.5 percent on year in the second quarter of 2022, the Cabinet Office said on Thursday.

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The Bank of Canada on Wednesday announced its widely expected decision to increase policy interest rates by 75 basis points. The Canadian central bank raised its target for the overnight rate to 3.25 percent, with the Bank Rate at 3.50 percent and the deposit rate at 3.25 percent. The bank also said it is continuing its policy of quantitative tightening.

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Australia's gross domestic product added 3.6 percent on year in the second quarter of 2022, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday.

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The Reserve Bank of Australia raised its key interest rates by a half-percentage point on Tuesday to bring inflation back to the target and create a more sustainable balance of demand and supply in the Australian economy. The policy board of the RBA, headed by Governor Philip Lowe, decided to lift the cash rate target by 50 basis points to 2.35 percent, the highest since late 2014.

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