Japan’s surprise trade deal with the US sent its markets on a wild ride, pushing stocks to all-time highs and fueling a selloffBloomberg Terminal in government bonds.
Automakers’ shares led a market-wide surge after US President Donald Trump announced the deal on Wednesday. The broad Topix index hit a record close. Investors, finally having some good news, seemed to largely ignore thorny questions about the details of the trade deal, let alone the tenuous position of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba following a recent election setback.
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