TOKYO (AP) - Japan's core consumer price index posted its first flat reading in eight months in January, the government said Friday, adding to speculation that the central bank may put off another interest rate increase until this summer.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said the core index, which excludes volatile fresh food prices, was unchanged last month from its year-earlier level.
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