The 25-basis-point move marks the first rate increase since July and takes rates to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis.

There will be no shortage of interested acquirers for the popular video service, which boasts 170 million monthly U.S. users.

Japan's much-loved tonkatsu pork cutlets come with a mound of freshly shredded cabbage, but a surge in the price of the humble vegetable has prompted chef Katsumi Shinagawa to skimp on servings.