Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he intended to stay on even as his ruling coalition suffered a historic setback in an upper house election on Sunday, an outcome that may further unsettle markets. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party along with longtime partner Komeito lost its majority in the chamber, public broadcaster NHK reported, saying the bloc failed to win the 50 seats it needed to maintain control. That marks the first time since 1955 that a leader from the storied Japanese party will govern the country without a majority in at least one of the legislative bodies. In trade news, European Union envoys are set to meet as early as this week to formulate a plan for measures to respond to a possible no-deal scenario with US President Donald Trump, whose tariff negotiating position is seen to have stiffened ahead of an Aug. 1 deadline.
The overwhelming preference is to keep negotiations with Washington on track in a bid for an outcome to the impasse ahead of next month’s deadline. Still, efforts have yet to yield sustained progress following talks in Washington last week, according to people familiar with the matter. Negotiations will continue over the next two weeks.
Today’s guests: Aneka Beneby, Julius Baer Portfolio Manager, Phoenix Kalen, Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking Head of Emerging Markets Research, Philippe Chryssicopoulos, UBS Global Co-Head of the Global Industrials Group & Global Head of Infrastructure and Power
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00:02:09 – US Seeks Near-Universal EU Goods Tariff Higher Than 10%
00:03:52 – Japan PM Ishiba Vows to Stay on Despite Election Setback
00:11:12 – Aneka Beneby, Julius Baer Portfolio Manager
00:17:18 – Phoenix Kalen, Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking Head of Emerging Markets Research
00:25:57 – Germany Net Borrowing: €500B to 2029
00:30:17 – Philippe Chryssicopoulos, UBS Global Co-Head of the Global Industrials Group & Global Head of Infrastructure and Power
00:35:55 – Israel Prepares Attack on Deir Al-Balah
00:40:39 – Budget Airline Sees Strong Summer Travel Flow
00:44:35 – Tesla Reports Earnings Wednesday
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