TOKYO — Core inflation in Japan's capital accelerated for a third straight month in July, but an index gauging demand-driven price growth slowed, data showed on Friday, complicating the central bank's decision on how soon to raise interest rates.
The data comes ahead of the Bank of Japan's (BoJ) two-day policy meeting that ends on Wednesday, when its board will debate whether to raise interest rates and lay out details on how it plans to taper its huge bond purchases.
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