Navigating a path for Japanese equities
VAT hike and monetary easing set to hit banking and auto stocks as investors plot strategies to counter impact
Shinzo Abe
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ANALYSIS: What Abe’s victory means for Japanese equities
While never in doubt, the strength of victory of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling party in Sunday’s snap lower house election exceeded expectations, with the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) securing more than half the number of lower house seats.