Abe will also tell his cabinet to compile a 2 trillion yen ($17.80 billion) economic package by year-end, composed mostly of spending on child care and education, to cover the three years from April 2018 until sales tax revenue kicks in, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Monday.
MarketWatch: A long stretch of low volatility for US stocks has made betting on continued calm a popular and lucrative trade, but traders and strategists warn that risks to the trade have mounted, while the potential for profits has shrunk. US equity market volatility - the daily fluctuations in stock prices - has hovered near record lows for much of this year. - Reuters
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