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Investors will likely see this as a step in the right direction.

Many Chinese firms still depend heavily on customers at home, and with the property market and wider economy still under strain, those sales have become harder.

But if firms can bring in more money from overseas, they'll diversify their revenue streams and reduce the risks tied to any one market.

That said, overseas expansion demands serious spending on infrastructure, compliance, and local partnerships, while also exposing firms to more political flare-ups and shifting rules.

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Japan's prime minister scored a historic win, securing a two-thirds supermajority to hand her party its strongest position in decades.

They say there's strength in numbers, and this outcome demonstrates just that.

That kind of deep majority will let the prime minister push legislation through government much more quickly, without needing to lean on fragile coalitions or opposition support.

And that, in turn, clears the way for more forceful policy shifts.

On the ticket?

Higher overall spending, extra backing for sectors like tech and defense, and long-delayed structural reforms.

Now that the election's over and political survival is no longer the priority, investors are expecting more regulatory stability and looser financial policy, a combination that should boost investment levels, corporate profit, and the economy overall.

That's why they sent Japan's Nikkei 225 to a record high and pulled government bond prices down, anticipating policymakers borrowing more cash and widening the budget deficit to fund those spending plans.

Of course, investors will now need to see if their projections play out.

They'll be looking for signs that show how far and how fast the government is actually willing to go to rewrite Japan's economic playbook.

Investors have been dipping out of Japanese government bonds for months, a steady exodus that's pushed their yields up to heights not seen in decades.