Abe Landslide: What Does It Mean For Markets?

In a special edition of our “Behind the Markets” podcast, following the Japanese parliamentary elections over the weekend, we interviewed Jesper Koll, WisdomTree’s Head of Japan, and Brad Bechtel, currency strategist at Jefferies LLC, to get their outlook for the Japanese equity markets and the currency markets. The landslide win for Prime Minister Abe shows a high level of political stability for Japan, something surprising in today’s global environment. Listen here for an outlook.