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title: "Japan · National Consumer Price Index (YoY): 2 · Aug 20, 2026"
description: "US data, Aug 20, 2026: actual 2, previous 1.7 · ABOVE PRIOR. Captured seconds after release with the live Treasury and equity reaction."
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ECONOMIC RELEASE
              20 Aug 2026, 23:30 UTC



# Japan · National Consumer Price Index (YoY): 2




           Actual2
           Previous1.7


           VerdictABOVE PRIOR
           ReadJGBs BEARISH · Equities BEARISH


            Japan · National Consumer Price Index (YoY) — Actual 2, prev 1.7. ABOVE PRIOR. Desk read: JGBs BEARISH · Equities BEARISH.






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