Japan's September consumer inflation seen to hit over two-years low: Reuters poll
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer inflation likely slowed in September to its weakest in over two years, according to a Reuters poll, forecasting an outturn that would put pressure on the central bank to expand its stimulus policy.The Internal Affairs Ministry will publish data on consumer prices at 8:30 a.m. Japan time on Oct. 18 (2330 GMT on Oct.17).The core consumer price index, which includes oil products but excludes volatile fresh food costs, was seen up 0.3% in September from a year..