
Japanese Stocks Plummet on Rate Hike Worries: Markets Wrap
(Bloomberg) — Japanese shares slumped on Monday after ruling party elections raised expectations of further central bank interest rate hikes. Iron ore jumped after major Chinese cities loosened curbs on home-buying. Most Read from Bloomberg The Nikkei and Topix indexes both fell at the open following Shigeru Ishiba’s victory at the Liberal Democratic Party leadership…