Christopher Wong, foreign exchange strategist at OCBC Bank in Singapore, said that the election of Sanae Takaichi as Japan's Prime Minister after the Restoration Party agreed to form a coalition government was expected. Due to the fiscal stability demonstrated by the coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Restoration Party, this should reassure the market and the yen. The impact of this event on the USD/JPY may not be similar to the trend seen after the LDP election, as the coalition government may require Sanae Takaichi to adjust her previous support for stimulus policies. In addition, with the macroeconomic situation allowing for policy normalization, reducing some political uncertainty may pave the way for the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates on October 30.
