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  • Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba resigns after election defeats

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    Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has announced he is stepping down after less than a year in the role, following two major election losses. The move comes a day before his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) was expected to vote on whether to hold an internal leadership vote that could have forced him out. The LDP has governed Japan for almost seven decades, but under Ishiba it lost its majority in the lower house for the first time in 15 years and then lost its majority in the upper house in July. Japan, the world's fourth-largest economy and a key US ally, now faces a period of political uncertainty as tensions ... (full story)

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atillaken
Sep 7, 2025 11:38am
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Quoting Trader#77B9
Is Shinjiro koizumin hawkish on yen? I mean does he favour a tighter monetary policy?
He is in favor of BOJ independence
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t4fast
Sep 7, 2025 10:04am
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Quoting Trader#77B9
But why will jpy gain power? What will happen to yen if Sanae becomes PM? She is against interest rates hike
Yes, she is against, and will delay further increase. JPY pairs should go up ..
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Polimini
Sep 7, 2025 12:33pm
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Quoting atillaken
{quote} No doubt that Shinjiro Koizumin will be the PM
isn't he too young for that? by Japanese standards
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atillaken
Sep 7, 2025 7:22am
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jPY will gain power now.
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atillaken
Sep 7, 2025 10:38am
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Quoting Trader#77B9
But why will jpy gain power? What will happen to yen if Sanae becomes PM? She is against interest rates hike
No doubt that Shinjiro Koizumin will be the PM
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atillaken
Sep 7, 2025 1:29pm
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Quoting Polimini
{quote} isn't he too young for that? by Japanese standards
Not at all. Actually up to Japanese standards we will never see a female PM also.
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ghsttfx
Sep 7, 2025 7:32am
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“Will this weaken the JPY or strengthen it?”
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GamboGN
Sep 7, 2025 7:33am
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the ninja will lose its power on the opening hours
(not a financial advice)
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NazunaSAN
Sep 7, 2025 5:26pm
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this is hurtin
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muraokaps
Sep 7, 2025 11:14pm
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Quoting Trader#E1D6
My Buy is at 155 - Will USDJPY go there>?
IMHO never again, but who knows
866fgkyj
Sep 8, 2025 9:36pm
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buy now usd/jpy!!!!
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Trader#77B9
Sep 7, 2025 7:34am
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But why will jpy gain power? What will happen to yen if Sanae becomes PM? She is against interest rates hike
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Trader#4447
Sep 7, 2025 8:29am
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Yen will weaken
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Trader#77B9
Sep 7, 2025 11:16am
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Is Shinjiro koizumin hawkish on yen? I mean does he favour a tighter monetary policy?
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Trader#77B9
Sep 7, 2025 11:42am
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Atillaken , thanks for the info
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Trader#E1D6
Sep 7, 2025 1:45pm
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My Buy is at 155 - Will USDJPY go there>?
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Trader#4DDB
Sep 7, 2025 2:25pm
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Quoting atillaken
jPY will gain power now.
Now is on JPYWCU premarket -0,6% down
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Trader#2938
Sep 7, 2025 2:49pm
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Yen is being sold in pre open. Let’s see
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Trader#3C08
Sep 7, 2025 6:47pm
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Quoting atillaken
{quote} Shinjiro Koizumin
Koizumi is sech a difficalt ward to speel jk its a household name in japs politics. any right wing nut is good for the currency
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Trader#EC0E
Sep 7, 2025 8:26pm
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Political uncertainty is bad for a country's currency
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Trader#C220
Sep 7, 2025 8:52pm
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If BOJ independence is good or bad thing for yen ?
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Trader#12EE
Sep 7, 2025 11:26pm
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whoever is elected and continuing to not strengthen the yen will be booted out. it's as simple as that. that's the reason why Ishiba got kicked out in the first place
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