Stocks in Japan Tumble After Party’s Election of New Prime Minister
Stocks dropped after Japan’s governing party chose Shigeru Ishiba, a critic of the country’s longstanding ultralow interest rates, as its leader.
Japan's stocks slump after prime minister election; Shanghai benchmark soars more than 5%
Ishiba has expressed support for the Bank of Japan's moves to raise interest rates from their near-zero level. He also backs other policies, such as possibly raising corporate taxes, that are seen as less market friendly than his chief rival for the top job, Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, who he beat in a run-off vote late Friday.
Japan's Nikkei Index Sinks 4.7% After Ruling Party Chooses Ishiba as Next Prime Minister
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index has tumbled nearly 5% after the country's ruling Liberal Democrats chose Shigeru Ishiba, a former defense minister, as the next prime minister
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index tumbles nearly 5% after its ruling party chose Ishiba as the next prime minister
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index tumbles nearly 5% after its ruling party chose Ishiba as the next prime minister
Japan's ruling LDP selects Shigeru Ishiba as party leader and prime minister
Former Japanese Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba was elected by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party Friday as its leader and, de facto, the next prime minister.
Japan's Nikkei Plunges Over 4% After Ishiba Elected Ruling Party Leader
Japan's key Nikkei index fell over four percent on Monday after former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba was elected head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
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Japan’s Struggle With Rice Inflation to Continue After Harvest
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Dollar Declines as Inflation Eases; Yen Surges with New Japan PM
The dollar fell after U.S. inflation signs showed continuing price pressures ease. The yen strengthened as Shigeru Ishiba, an ...
Japan Consumer Inflation Picked Up in August Amid BOJ Rate Hike View
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China stocks rally 8% as manufacturing contracts less than feared; Japan's Nikkei falls more than 4%
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