Koizumi Shinjiro, the agricultural minister and son of a former prime minister, is a likely contender to take the helm, Stefan Angrick, head of Japan and frontier markets economics at Moody’s Analytics wrote in a Monday note. Meanwhile, Takaichi Sanae, protege of the late Prime Minister Abe Shinzo and a runner-up in last year’s party contest, is also a key contender.
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Japanese stocks jump as Prime Minister Ishiba set to step down
Asia-Pacific markets traded mostly higher Monday as investors assessed Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s resignation announcement over the weekend, and eyed key economic data in the region. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 1.5% following the prime minister’s statement, which came after weeks of mounting pressure over his national election defeat late last year. The Topix climbed 1% to a record high.
Koizumi Shinjiro, the agricultural minister and son of a former prime minister, is a likely contender to take the helm, Stefan Angrick, head of Japan and frontier markets economics at Moody’s Analytics wrote in a Monday note. Meanwhile, Takaichi Sanae, protege of the late Prime Minister Abe Shinzo and a runner-up in last year’s party contest, is also a key contender.
Koizumi Shinjiro, the agricultural minister and son of a former prime minister, is a likely contender to take the helm, Stefan Angrick, head of Japan and frontier markets economics at Moody’s Analytics wrote in a Monday note. Meanwhile, Takaichi Sanae, protege of the late Prime Minister Abe Shinzo and a runner-up in last year’s party contest, is also a key contender.
