Overview
- the House approved a continuing resolution to fund the government through January 30, 2026, and the White House said it expects President Trump to sign it tonight.
- The yen briefly touched 155.05 per dollar in New York trading, its weakest level in about nine months.
- Tokyo stocks opened slightly higher and then moved sideways, with the Nikkei at 51,130.59 at 9:15 a.m. and the TOPIX at 3,379.95.
- Currency moves reflected reduced U.S. policy uncertainty alongside expectations of expansionary fiscal policy under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
- Key disputes, including over Obamacare provisions, remain unresolved even as markets price in an end to the partial shutdown.