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Japan's rising wholesale inflation heightens uncertainty on BOJ's rate hike timing

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Japan's wholesale inflation increased to 3.4% in October, exceeding market expectations, due to a weaker yen and rising import costs. The rise in inflation, driven by higher prices for rice, metals, food, and oil, poses a challenge for the Bank of Japan as it considers further interest rate hikes.

Vape Advertising And Promotion Ban ‘Long Overdue’

Scoop 

The Foundation provided feedback to both Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Amendment Bills - the first in 2020 and the second in 2024. The second - (No 2) - is still before Parliament.

Japan’s strategic stance in a Taiwan conflict

IntelliNews.com 

Experts at the Center for Strategic and International Studies China Power Project and other think tanks predict a higher likelihood of a Chinese invasion or blockade of Taiwan after this year’s presidential elections.

Local club owners lament the loss of Pitchfork aftershows

Chicago Sun-Times 

Since Monday’s announcement that Pitchfork Music Festival will not be returning to Chicago as it has done every July for 19 years, the news has rattled the local music scene. While some lament the community it’s leaving behind, and Chicago-bred acts lose a huge opportunity for exposure on a large stage, local club owners and bookers are also contending with the fact that their partnerships with the homegrown festival — netting a lucrative aftershows market — will also be a thing of the past.

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