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Podcast: Money Matters with Hongbin Jeong and Chua Tian Tian
Episode: The Big Story: Japan’s PM Shigeru Ishiba denies resignation rumours. Can a trade deal with the US be potential lifeline?
Description: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to announce his resignation by the end of August, the Mainichi newspaper reported on July 23. According to the Yomiuri daily, Mr Ishiba told his close associates on July 22 evening that he would explain how he would take responsibility for the election loss once a solution was reached on trade negotiations. But Mr Ishiba has since denied those reports. Earlier today, US President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to announce what he called a massive new trade deal with Japan, a staggering US$550 billion in Japanese investments...