FRANCE 24 English published this video item, entitled “Tokyo stocks jump as unpopular PM Suga decides to step down • FRANCE 24 English” – below is their description.
Shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange jumped 2 percent as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he would not run for re-election in the ruling party’s upcoming leadership race, effectively stepping down as Japan’s premier. His popularity had plunged to as low as 26 percent over his handling of the Covid-19 crisis. But first, US President Joe Biden has instructed the federal government to unlock the country’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve in order to keep oil pumping after Hurricane Ida disrupted production.
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