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How Japan's election outcome muddles the BOJ's policy path
Japan's election outcome may put the central bank in a double bind as prospects of big spending could keep inflation elevated ...
Ishiba’s coalition loses majority in Japan’s upper house election
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling coalition has lost its majority in the upper house of parliament.
How did a right-wing populist party that began on YouTube win big in Japan’s recent election?
Its leader is a former supermarket manager who created his political party on YouTube in the depths of the coronavirus ...
Japan’s Long-Dominant Party Suffers Election Defeat as Voters Swing Right
The loss on Sunday left the Liberal Democrats a minority party in both houses of Parliament, while two new nationalist ...
Japan ruling party's election loss is in the price, investors say
Japanese markets were closed for a holiday, but the rise in the yen and Nikkei futures showed investors had already priced in ...
Japan PM laments ‘harsh’ election result as upper house control slips
Japan’s shaky ruling coalition is likely to lose its majority in the upper house, exit polls showed after Sunday’s election, ...
Japan's prime minister feels pressure after election losses
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World markets are mixed and Japan’s shares dip after election leaves Ishiba’s future in doubt
World markets are mixed after U.S. stock indexes hit new records. Oil prices fell and U.S. futures were little changed.