Asia Intelligence Brief for Wednesday, February 11, 2026

2026-02-11 - 17:45

What matters today 1 Takaichi’s supermajority reshapes Asia — LDP wins record 316 seats in Japan snap election; two-thirds majority allows constitutional revision push; defence overhaul and Taiwan hawkishness signal regional realignment; China retaliates with rare-earth curbs 2 China’s deflation trap deepens — January CPI misses at +0.2% (forecast +0.4%); PPI at –1.4%; core CPI