The yen may strengthen a little further as increased uncertainty adds to safe haven demand, and Japanese exporters may face a less welcoming environment for trade. But, for Japan, the key immediate economic implication of Donald Trump’s election win is that the TPP trade deal, which many in Japan had hoped would drive faster gains in productivity, has no hope of being implemented.
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