Morning Bid: Political jolts from Tokyo and Paris

By Mike Dolan What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets As U.S. markets mull the lengthening government shutdown, the week started with political drama in Japan and France - with the yen and euro falling sharply against the dollar and both gold and the euro/yen exchange rate vaulting to all-time highs. Sanae Takaichi's shock weekend win to lead Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and become Japan's next Prime Minister sent the dollar surging a ...