however, with kushida, the bureaucrats will get to work.l run the next administration smoothly. translation: the current prime minister lacks - popularity a little bit. when it comes to popularity, appearances matter a lot - when you show up in the media, so i think kushida is good - because of his physical appearance. the party's popularity has already suffered after the government pushed ahead to host the tokyo olympics despite strong public opposition. so far, he's promised to spend billions of dollars to help the world's third—biggest economy recover from covid restrictions. china was also high on the agenda, and mr kushida has accused beijing of wanting to export its authoritarian system. ahead of the general election, voters will be watching how he aims to balance relations with the us and china. mariko oi, bbc news. well, let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. divisions in the democratic party in the us are threatening presidentjoe biden�*s $1 trillion infrastructure bill. the bill has already passed the senate, an

however, with kushida, the bureaucrats will get to work.xt administration smoothly. translation: the current prime minister lacks i popularity a little bit. when it comes to popularity, appearances matter a lot i when you show up in the media, so i think kushida _ is good because of his physical appearance. i the party's popularity has already suffered after the government pushed ahead to host the tokyo olympics despite strong public opposition. so far, he's promised to spend billions of dollars to help the world's third—biggest economy recover from covid restrictions. china was also high on the agenda, and mr kushida has accused beijing of wanting to export its authoritarian system. ahead of the general election, voters will be watching how he aims to balance relations with the us and china. mariko oi, bbc news. i think mr kishida's victory in the ldp leadership race shows that they value stability and continuity over change. i say this because he came out top in the first race, beating the administrative reform minister, who is outspoken

kushida having the edge. this is the line from adrian kennedy, our editor on the g live blog.ono seems to be the most popular candidate with voters. manus, we are looking at the topix and the nikkei dropping. cashing some of the falling of u.s. stock prices, not necessarily a politics story. manus: the japanese stock market, as you can see, the nikkei is down 2.25%, likewise with the topix. is there a shift from growth to value as these yields rise in the u.s. and globally? just heard from a number of people talking demand disruption in the oil market. the line of the day goes to dani burger. is it alive and well? dani: pavlovian buy the dip. u.s. futures up at the moment. that is it for us. the european open is up next. we will have it continue on into the next hour. this is bloomberg. ♪ dani: good morning, everyone, and welcome to "bloomberg markets: european open." i am francine lacqua with tom mackenzie. here are your top headlines. debt ceiling fears. janet yellen warns of catastrophe including a possible default. treasuries selloff is eased. elizabeth warren launches a b

mr kushida is seen as a moderate and will maintain the status quo.mber. laver continues to spew from a volcano on the island of la palma. these are life pictures. it has been ten days since it first began erupting. lava has started to make it to the sea, and more than 650 homes and several banana plantations and schools have been ankle. despite fears of toxic gases, authorities say that the air inland remains ok to breathe stop this has been labelled as a disaster zone. madrid has provided some aid for those left homeless by the volcano. a commercial plane landed on wednesday, the first since the airport closed on saturday. even before angela merkel has left office, teddy bears are selling out. a producer made the teddy bear 2/16 years in office. all of them had gone to good homes. they support her trademark haircut and necklace, and they were priced at more than $200 but right now you can't buy one! proof that germans have gone all soft on angela merkel. top stories — britney spears's father has been removed from the legal arrangement that gave him