Challenging economic times for Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba

日本首相石破茂面临严峻的经济挑战

Business Matters

2025-07-22

49 分钟
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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is under increasing pressure after his coalition government lost its majority in the upper house of parliament. Mr. Ishiba says Japan needs political stability to address its mounting economic challenges. Also, Rahul Tandon examines global container shipping volumes to see how tariffs are redrawing trade routes. And two former U.S. Federal Reserve chairs, Ben Bernanke and Janet Yellen, issue a rare warning that political interference could seriously damage America’s economic credibility.
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