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Takaichi bends to Washington as Japan’s yields rise

2 October 2026 at 10:57

Subscribe now with a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. Takaichi’s economic agenda runs into the bond market Scott Foster reports that Sanae Takaichi is retreating from reflationary policy as US pressure over the weak yen converges with rising JGB yields and domestic fiscal constraints. […]

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Merz clings on as Germany’s political center crumbles

25 September 2026 at 13:43

Subscribe now with a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. German state polls yield historic defeat, familiar paralysisDiego Faßnacht reports that the CDU’s historic losses in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Berlin have deepened Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s political crisis without producing a clear alternative. Germany remains trapped […]

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