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Takaichi wins supermajority; Nikkei rallies

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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi won a landslide election in Japan, securing a two-thirds lower-house supermajority, and sent the Nikkei to record highs as markets rallied.

The Sidney Morning Herald
The ‘Iron Lady’ looking to shake up the world order

Sanae Takaichi’s landslide Japanese election win gives her the green light for her ambitious economic plans. How she executes them matters for all of us.

The ‘Iron Lady’ looking to shake up the world order
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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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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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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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New York Times
How Japan’s Leader, Sanae Takaichi, Rescued Her Party from the Abyss

Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female prime minister, harnessed her personal popularity and a shift to the right among voters to achieve a record election win.

How Japan’s Leader, Sanae Takaichi, Rescued Her Party from the Abyss
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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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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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Financial Times
FirstFT: Sanae Takaichi targets changes to Japan’s constitution after election landslide

Also in today’s newsletter: Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years, and Thai conservatives’ election win buoys markets

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

U. S. stocks ended higher, with the Nasdaq leading gains and the Dow notching another record high.

U.S. Stocks End Higher as Nasdaq Leads Gains
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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
Sanae Takaichi’s historic opportunity in Japan

The prime minister should use her mandate to focus on the most pressing issues

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The Sidney Morning Herald
Japan’s election result is a geopolitical earthquake and a ‘very big deal’ for Australia

The Japanese people have just given Sanae Takaichi a super-majority in the parliament. It signals a period of great change ahead for one of Australia’s key allies.

Japan’s election result is a geopolitical earthquake and a ‘very big deal’ for Australia
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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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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?

Takaichi on Top
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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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