Mr Abe has also promised to implement policies to weaken the yen - an issue that has been at the heart of Japan's economic problems in recent times and something his plan for spending could also help tackle.

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Intervention has restrained the unit thus far, although the yen remains close to an all-time high.

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At 33, Mr Bury is a tough talker with an almost palpable yen to get on, and no hang-ups about, for instance, giving business a better deal.

ECONOMIST: Germany

Morgan offered them an interest-free funding scheme in return for swapping its baht for yen.

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An interest-rate gap is opening between currencies like the dollar and the yen on the one hand, where monetary policy is likely to remain ultra-loose, and higher-yielding ones like the euro on the other.

ECONOMIST: Currencies

The yen had been on a steady decline for the past four months, but made an abrupt about-face on Monday afternoon.

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