Gold (GC=F) climbed to new records on Wednesday as silver (SI=F) and bitcoin (BTC-USD) continued a run higher. Investors are looking for hedges against mounting government debt and a broader shift away from fiat currencies toward what some analysts have dubbed the “debasement trade.” Gold futures blew past $4,060 per troy ounce to touch a…
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Tuesday in quiet holiday trading, while Japan’s benchmark rose to new records on hope for more government spending and lower taxes under Japan’s first woman prime minister. U.S. futures slipped and oil prices rose. Markets in mainland China and South Korea were closed. Over the weekend, Japan’s…
このページを 日本語 で読む Newly elected Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi will face a series of critical diplomatic challenges upon her anticipated assumption of the prime ministership at an extraordinary Diet session in mid-October. The most significant of these will be the visit from United States President Donald Trump, currently slated for October 27–29. Their…
By Rocky Swift and Junko Fujita TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese shares surged to a record high on Monday, while the yen and long-term bonds plunged as Sanae Takaichi was all but confirmed to become the country’s next premier, stoking bets on a revival in big spending and loose monetary policy. The Nikkei 225 Index soared 5%…
By Tim Kelly, John Geddie and Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s ruling party picked hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi as its head on Saturday, putting her on course to become the country’s first female prime minister in a move set to jolt investors and neighbours. The Liberal Democratic Party, which has ruled Japan for almost all…
TOKYO (AP) — In a country that ranks poorly internationally for gender equality, the new president of Japan’s long-governing Liberal Democrats, and likely next prime minister, is an ultra-conservative star of a male-dominated party that critics call an obstacle to women’s advancement. Sanae Takaichi, 64. admires former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and is a…
TOKYO, Oct 4 — Kyoko Hasegawa and Natsuko Fukue China hawk Sanae Takaichi won the leadership of Japan’s ruling party today, putting her on course to become the country’s first woman prime minister. The 64-year-old, whose hero is Margaret Thatcher, is charged with reviving the ailing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) as a new anti-immigration grouping…
By Tim Kelly, John Geddie and Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s ruling party picked conservative nationalist Sanae Takaichi as its head on Saturday, putting her on course to become the country’s first female prime minister in a move set to jolt investors and neighbours. The Liberal Democratic Party, which has ruled Japan for almost all…
Tokyo: Japan’s ruling party picked conservative nationalist Sanae Takaichi as its head on Saturday, putting her on course to become the country’s first female prime minister in a move set to jolt investors and neighbours. A vote in parliament to choose a replacement for outgoing Shigeru Ishiba is expected to be held on October 15….
Conservative Sanae Takaichi hailed a “new era” Saturday after winning the leadership of Japan’s ruling party, putting her on course to become the country’s first woman prime minister. The 64-year-old, whose hero is Margaret Thatcher, said that a “mountain of work” lay ahead to restore the fortunes of her ailing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). The…