The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------BOJ likely to raise interest rates at Dec. 18-19 policy meeting: sourcesTOKYO - The Bank of Japan is likely to raise its benchmark interest rate from 0.5 percent to 0.75 percent, the highest level in 30 years, at its Dec. 18-19 policy meeting in a bid to tackle prolonged inflation, sources familiar with the BOJ's thinking said Friday.The move would come as the yen's lingering weakness has driven up import costs and fueled inflation at home, and as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's pledge to expand government s…READ FULL ARTICLE
