Japanese trade union Rengo called Japan’s consumption tax an important source of social security funding and criticised allied parties’ proposals for consumption tax cuts, Nikkei reports

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Japanese trade union Rengo called Japan’s consumption tax an important source of social security funding and criticised allied parties’ proposals for consumption tax cuts, Nikkei reports

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[MARKET UPDATE]: Strength in the crude complex amidst reports that Iran's Supreme Leader has ordered that enriched uranium must stay in Iran; in-turn pressure seen in equities & fixed income, whilst DXY gains