New polling suggests that the ruling Liberal Democratic Party is on track to secure an outright majority in the lower house following elections on February 8th. Although there have been concerns in some quarters that a resounding LDP victory would prompt PM Takaichi to double down on fiscal expansion, we’re not convinced. In the event that the government did attempt to play fast and loose with the public finances, we would expect bond markets to put it in check.
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