Working-class shifts in the 2025 gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey were led by nonwhite voters and suggest that economic issues can move some voters.
The BOJ also upgraded its GDP forecast for the 2025 fiscal year to 0.9%, and also raised its GDP projection for the 2026 fiscal year to 1% from 0.7%.
By Leika Kihara TOKYO, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's decision to call a snap general election on February 8 to seek voter backing for her reflationist policies pushed bond yields to multi-decade highs,