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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s cabinet approved a multi-billion dollar stimulus package on Friday, delivering on the new leader’s promise to pursue an expansionary fiscal policy. The stimulus, worth JPY 21.3 trillion ($135.40 billion), includes general account outlays of JPY 17.7 trillion, significantly larger than last year’s JPY 13.9 trillion, representing the biggest fiscal bazooka…
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) spooked markets Friday by announcing it will begin unwinding its $250 billion in exchange traded funds (ETFs) and Japanese Real Estate Investment Trusts (JREITs), assets it accumulated since 2010 as part of its ultra-loose monetary policy. Under the plan, the central bank will sell ETFs with a book value of…
Sean AllenSep 18, 2025, 06:43 AM ET Close Sean Allen is a contributing writer for fantasy hockey and betting at ESPN. He was the 2008 and 2009 FSWA Hockey Writer of the Year. Fantasy hockey is all about trends and timing, and one of the trickiest patterns to navigate is the mid-career or late-career slump….
