September 27, 2024 08:44 GMT
MNI BRIEF: New PM No Block To BOJ Policy Path
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Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba's victory in the Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential election is unlikely to deter the Bank of Japan’s path to normalize monetary policy, financial markets concluded, sending the yen higher Friday.
Ishiba, who is supportive of the BOJ’s current stance of normalizing easy policy, will succeed PM Fumio Kishida. His win was taken by financial markets as a sign that the government will continue with 'business as usual' with his rival Sane Takaichi -- seen as a strong monetary easing advocate -- defeated.
The yen rallied, while both stocks and bonds ended Friday's session lower.
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