15:59 (06:59)â¢Nikkei Touches Fifty Thousand, Takaichi's Dawn
âšJapanese media continues to prominently feature the Nikkei Stock Average surpassing 50,000 for the first time, attributed to US-China deals and anticipated Fed rate cuts, alongside expectations for Prime Minister Takaichi's economic policies (Nikkei Shimbun, Nikkei Asia, Yahoo News Japan). Concurrently, Trump is heading to Japan for security and trade talks with Takaichi (The Japan Times).