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To: Daytek77 who wrote (14981)8/11/2000 6:52:21 AM
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Friday August 11 6:12 AM ET
Japan Raises Interest Rates

By JOJI SAKURAI, Associated Press Writer

TOKYO (AP) - Japan's central bank on Friday announced its first interest rate hike in a decade, defying pressure from government officials who insisted near-zero rates are still needed to nurture an economic rebound.

At the end of a marathon meeting that began early in the morning, the Bank of Japan's nine board members voted to guide the interest rate that private banks charge each other from virtually nothing to 0.25 percent, the bank said in a statement.

Led by Gov. Masaru Hayami, who had vocally supported a rate hike, the board voted down a request by government representatives to delay the vote for a month.
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