Japan’s Volatile Markets Set for Renewed ‘Takaichi Trade’

Japan’s volatile markets set for renewed ‘Takaichi trade’

Prime Minister has pushed domestic shares to record highs while causing a precipitous selloff in government bonds and yen

Japan markets set for renewed ‘Takaichi trade’ after landslide election win

Japan’s volatile financial markets must now contend with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi firmly in the driver’s seat after her decisive victory on Sunday, which hands her an electoral mandate to...

PM Sanae Takaichi Awaits the Result of her Japan Election Gamble – Modern Tokyo Times

PM Sanae Takaichi Awaits the Result of her Japan Election Gamble Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan became the first-ever female leader of this nation late last year. This historic breakthrough emerged from the internal voting mechanisms of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) following the resignation of Shigeru Ishiba. Her victory celebrations were immediately cut short…

Japan at a crossroads: why a "Bulgarian" victory for Takaichi could be the only salvation for the Yen and Bonds - Economic Scenarios

Markets are trembling at the prospect of a new wave of government spending, but the real danger for Japanese government bonds could lie in a weak majority. This is the Tokyo paradox. Japan approaches the polls in a climate that to call electric is an understatement. Elections are on Sunday, and global markets are watching Tokyo with the same apprehension as a seismograph during an earthquake swarm. The prevailing narrative until yesterday was si…