Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Comments on Weak Yen Trigger Currency Selloff and Disrupt Market Stability

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's campaign remarks praising a weak yen sparked a significant selloff. The move reversed recent gains and complicated coordination with Washington.

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Japanese Prime Minister sanae takaichi triggered a significant yen selloff earlier this week after making campaign remarks that talked up the benefits of a weaker yen. These comments caused the currency to give up about half of its recent seven-yen gains, materially reversing the stabilisation that had occurred in JP JPJP following weeks of heavy downward pressure. The development is viewed as particularly significant as it occurred immediately before a snap election that sanae takaichi is widely expected to win, with recent surveys suggesting a landslide victory for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).
Sanae Takaichi, Japan's Prime Minister and leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), attends an election campaign event for the February 8 snap election, in Higashimatsuyama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, February 3, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Sanae Takaichi, Japan's Prime Minister and leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), attends an election campaign event for the February 8 snap election, in Higashimatsuyama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, February 3, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
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