The yen climbed across the board on Monday after beleaguered Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed to hang on as leader even though his ruling coalition lost its majority in Sunday's upper house elections,

Japan's yen was climbing against the U.S. dollar Monday after Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed to stay on, even though his ruling coalition just lost its majority in the country's upper house. The

The yen may be volatile against the dollar as a setback for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling coalition in the upper house election casts doubt over the nation’s policy direction, dimming the appeal of Japanese assets,

Heading into the most consequential Japanese upper house election in memory and a possible defeat for the coalition of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, investors are weighing whether a record sell-off in the nation's debt has further to run.

Through its careful development of the digital yen, Japan may offer a path to adopt central bank digital currencies without compromising financial stability or civil liberties.

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