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By Rocky Swift and Junko Fujita TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese shares surged to a record high on Monday, while the yen and long-term bonds tumbled as Sanae Takaichi was all but confirmed to become the country's next premier, stoking bets on a revival in big spending and loose monetary policy. The Nikkei 225 Index soared 4.75% to close at 47,944.76. It traded as high as 48,150.04, breaking through three psychologically key thousand-point barriers for the first time ever. The broader Topix gauge jumped 3.1%. T ...

The fabled 'Third Arrow' on corporate governance reform missed the target for Abenomics, @johnauthers writes. Japan's Iron Maiden gets another shot (via @opinion) https://t.co/wBgFwCVsGR ...

By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese shares are expected to keep setting records even as the nation's currency and bonds sputter after fiscal dove Sanae Takaichi was elected on Saturday to lead the ruling party and likely become prime minister. Takaichi, 64, was considered to have the most expansionist fiscal and monetary agenda among five candidates in the Liberal Democratic Party race to replace hawkish Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. In the lead-up to the LDP race, a "Takaichi trade" emerged - lon ...

Key TakeawaysLennar Corporation (LEN) reported mixed third-quarter 2025 earnings, with EPS beating estimates at $2.29 but revenue falling short of expectations at $8.81 billion, alongside a significant year-over-year EPS drop and conservative Q4 guidance.FedEx (FDX) is set to complete its Amazon (AMZN) onboarding by the third quarter, focusing on larger, heavier packages, marking a significant rekindling of their partnership and potentially bolstering holiday delivery capacity.Japan's Sanae Takaichi plans t ...

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan could raise interest rates in October even if Sanae Takaichi, a proponent of aggressive monetary easing, wins the ruling party's leadership race and becomes the next premier, former central bank executive Tomoyuki Shimoda said on Thursday. Seen as a leading candidate to win the race on October 4, Takaichi stands out for her vocal opposition to the BOJ's rate hikes and her calls to ramp up spending to reflate the economy. The prospect of her becoming Jap ...