TOKYO -- A selloff in longer-dated Japanese government bonds is seen affecting global financial markets, following the conservative hardliner Sanae Takaichi's ascension to ruling party leader, one step away from becoming Japan's first female prime minister.
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Japan long-end bond selloff seen rocking global markets
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Market moves reflect investor expectations that new Liberal Democratic Party president Sanae Takaichi would likely delay the central bank’s next rate hike and adopt an expansionary fiscal policy. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Marina Inoue and Akira Kodaka)
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