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Japan's Nikkei index hit a record high as investors cheered Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's landslide election victory, which gave her the two‑thirds lower‑house majority and fuelled hopes for fiscal stimulus.

The Wall Street Journal
U.S. Stocks Mostly Higher as Nasdaq Leads Gains

U. S. stocks were mostly higher, with the Nasdaq composite leading the way.

U.S. Stocks Mostly Higher as Nasdaq Leads Gains
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Süddeutsche Zeitung
Japan: Victory by Takaichi boosts the stock market

The prospect of political stability and stimulus for the economy is driving the Nikkei 225 higher. The yen is also recovering.

Japan: Victory by Takaichi boosts the stock market
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Der Standard
Takaichi's election victory sparks both euphoria and fears on the stock market

Japan's prime minister can implement her debt-based economic policy with a two-thirds majority. That boosts stocks, but places a heavy burden on government bonds.

Takaichi's election victory sparks both euphoria and fears on the stock market
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The Guardian
UK borrowing costs rise as pressure grows on Starmer; Japan’s Nikkei hits record high after Takaichi’s election win – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news Sanae Takaichi’s conservatives cement power in landslide Japan election win Sterling is dropping this morning after the resignation of Morgan McSweeney, Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, increased the pressure on the prime minister. The pound has fallen by half a eurocent to €1. 146, the lowest since 22 January. In the UK, political pressure on PM Starmer is mounting which is weighing on UK assets The Japanese parliamentary election, held yesterday, saw an overwhelming victory for the Liberal Democratic Party. The party, led by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, won two thirds of the seats in the lower house, the best result for a single party since the end of the Second World War. Japanese stocks performed well as Takaichi intends to pursue supportive fiscal policy. Japanese government bond yields edged slightly higher, while the yen gained ground after Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama reiterated her willingness to preserve the stability of the currency. Continue reading. . .

UK borrowing costs rise as pressure grows on Starmer; Japan’s Nikkei hits record high after Takaichi’s election win – business live
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Under Prime Minister Takaichi, the snap elections provided the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) with a supermajority in the parliament
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The Wall Street Journal
Dollar Weakens While Markets Brace for Fiscal Stimulus in Japan

The dollar weakened even as the result of the election in Japan fueled forecasts of rising government spending that could prop up the greenback against the yen.

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Financial Times
After Takaichi sweeps Japan’s election, watch these two sectors

Food prices and the banking system will be where politics most directly meets markets

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Project Syndicate
Takaichi on Top

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae gambled big when she called an early election to strengthen her mandate. Now that her bet has paid off with an overwhelming victory and a huge majority in the Diet's lower house, what will she do next?

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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
After the election victory: What investors should know about Japan now

Japan is one of the world's largest lenders. The landslide victory of the spendthrift Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi could therefore have far-reaching consequences.

After the election victory: What investors should know about Japan now
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La Repubblica
Japan, the markets celebrate Takaichi's victory. Brunello Rosa: 'Here's what could happen'

The macroeconomics professor at the London School of Economics: 'He has made a successful bet. With this majority he will pass structural reforms'.

Japan, the markets celebrate Takaichi's victory. Brunello Rosa: 'Here's what could happen'
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Helsingin Sanomat
Markets | Japanese stocks surged to record highs after Takaichi's landslide victory

Stock prices rose to record highs on Monday as investors cheered Sanae Takaichi's steady, pro-stimulus economic policy.

Markets | Japanese stocks surged to record highs after Takaichi's landslide victory
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Financial Times
Takaichi targets changes to Japan’s constitution

Prime minister says she feels ‘heavy responsibility’ to strengthen country

Takaichi targets changes to Japan’s constitution
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Financial Times
Japanese stocks soar to record after Takaichi’s landslide election win

Prime minister will command government with biggest majority in decades

Japanese stocks soar to record after Takaichi’s landslide election win
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The Guardian
Japanese shares hit record high as Sanae Takaichi wins landslide election victory

Prime minister’s Liberal Democratic party to be pressed on promised tax cuts and fiscal stimulus plans Business live - latest updates Japan’s stock market has hit a record high after Sanae Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic party (LDP) secured a comprehensive victory in Sunday’s election . The LDP won 316 of the 465 seats in the country’s lower house - the first time a single party has secured two-thirds of the chamber since the establishment of Japan’s parliament in 1947. Continue reading. . .

Japanese shares hit record high as Sanae Takaichi wins landslide election victory
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Handelsblatt
Nikkei, yen, Hang Seng: Asian stock markets close higher after Takaichi's victory

The unexpectedly clear victory by Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has driven the Nikkei to a new record high. Bond and currency investors remain skeptical.

Nikkei, yen, Hang Seng: Asian stock markets close higher after Takaichi's victory
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Le Monde
Au Japon, Sanae Takaichi, la très nationaliste première ministre libérée par l’écrasante victoire de son camp aux législatives

Le Parti libéral-démocrate de la première ministre japonaise, Sanae Takaichi, a obtenu une très large majorité aux législatives dimanche. La nouvelle donne doit permettre à la cheffe de gouvernement, soutenue par le président américain, Donald Trump, pendant sa campagne, d’accélérer la mise en œuvre de son agenda sécuritaire et nationaliste.

Au Japon, Sanae Takaichi, la très nationaliste première ministre libérée par l’écrasante victoire de son camp aux législatives
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