Japan’s Takaichi Faces Market Tests From Yen to Stocks and Bonds

Markets have lost their enthusiasm for Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, with about $127 billion wiped off the value of Tokyo-listed stocks over the past week and sharp declines...

By Hideyuki Sano, John Cheng, Momoka Yokoyama · Bloomberg Markets

Markets have lost their enthusiasm for Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, with about $127 billion wiped off the value of Tokyo-listed stocks over the past week and sharp declines in the yen and government bonds.