New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update
Japanese Election, BOJ Tankan, and a Hostage Crisis in Sydney
December 15, 2014
The LDP/Komeito coalition in Japan captured over 68% of the lower house parliamentary seats, enough to override opposition vetoes. Turnout of 52.4% in the snap election constitutes a record low and was down from 59.3% two years earlier. Prime Minister Abe had called the election as a confidence vote in his decision to delay a […] More
