Will strive to reach a deal with the US on tariffs while protecting national interestNeed to stay in office to deal with tariff talks, rising prices and other economic issuesNot currently considering personnel changesWill not expand formal government coalitionTo seek cooperation of other parties to tackle rising pricesAs much as he won't admit to it, his governing powers have been significantly weakened by the election result. And as for tariff negotiations, Japan looks poised to be unable to meet the 1 August deadline given the current circumstances. I outlined how those odds have diminished here.Head on over to investingLive (formerly ForexLive) to get in on the know! This article was written by Justin Low at investinglive.com.