We're seeing an improvement in output, which seems to be driven by both the export side and the domestic demand side, and we're seeing a gradual diminution of deflation.
There is a risk of people overreacting. The five-year free ride comes to an end, or at least that's the fear.
He doesn't really have an economic reform policy. He's not really about to get tough in the economic sphere,
I think the overall picture is quite positive,
It has always worked in the past. It's always been a turning point in the economy when measures have been taken to bail out the financial system.
I think the real question is whether growth in 2001 is positive or negative. And the way things are going, it's looking increasingly likely there's going to be a negative number.
Japan is forecast to be the fastest-growing G7 economy over the next two years. The biggest contribution to growth is coming from private sector demand.
Overall, we feel that views on the economy have probably become excessively negative in recent months on the basis of the performance of two economic indicators: exports and industrial production.
Price rises are gradually feeding down the production chain. This is starting to affect consumer prices and would make the exit from deflation more solid.
Price rises are gradually feeding down the production chain.
Some people are thinking that is a little bit too small to get the banking system back on its feet.
It is difficult to find any part of the economic puzzle that would lead you to be less confident about the full-year 2006 outlook than you were six months ago.
Three months ago, the debate was whether the economy was still declining or going sideways. Now the debate is whether the economy is going sideways or whether it is improving.
We think the U.S. could expand by around 3% while Japan's economy could grow somewhere between 3.5% and 4%.
Exports seem to be stalling and there are some signs this is already being felt by industrial production,
The government still is claiming that the economy is okay. And if the economy's okay, then there's no reason to change it's fiscal stance. The mere fact that the market has gone down 10 percent doesn't really matter in economic terms.
We see the domestic revival as steadily broadening out and in the end that should start to drive production.
There is also the issue of debt forgiveness for some construction companies by banks,
We woke up and America was down pretty hard. Then we had a fairly big construction company go bust.
As the capital position of banks improves, so does their ability to take balance sheet risk, which should improve credit provision. The growth rate is slow, but is accelerating and should play a more constructive role in the economy.
It would be very, very negative for the market if Koizumi gives Kamei a serious post, because Kamei has been almost the antithesis of Koizumi,
The stage is set for things to at least not get worse from the middle of 2002,
The signs of an improvement in employment are very encouraging because that naturally feeds through to stronger incomes and consumer spending.
This is the early stage of a very extended economic expansion, and there are probably several more years of improvement to come. Property prices go hand in hand with that.
This is the seal of approval of the return to health of the banking system. It's also a sign of the normalization of the economy.
This is the seal of approval of the return to health of the banking system, ... It's also a sign of the normalization of the economy.
It's been suggested over the last couple of weeks.
It's a sign that the cycle is starting to turn. The job offer ratio improved for the second month, and that's usually a fairly reliable measure of market conditions.
It might be that policy-led reform accelerates the process, but avoiding a mistake is all that is necessary. Any assist from economic reform would be an added bonus,
The number of shareholders who have invested in returns, rather than relationships, has increased.
It's the first positive reflection of the fact that over the past year there's been a turnaround in wages. People are happy to take their rising income and spend it.
It's quite encouraging that Japan is still posting strong export growth. This bodes well for the first-quarter economic outlook.
The Bank of Japan is unnecessarily increasing downside risks through premature tightening and an excessively low inflation target.
It's very encouraging in these figures to see that employment is picking up. That's going to help domestic output and domestic incomes. The trends are all very positive.
The turnaround in real estate prices is broadening out from a few places in a few major cities to a more general stabilization. The positive macroeconomic effect is becoming more significant.
It's really rather worrying that six weeks into the job, he still hasn't figured out the difference. It does suggest there's quite a nasty policy mistake coming our way and quite a nasty recession.
The ministry of finance is clearly prepared to sacrifice one year's growth in order to be able to begin to reconstruct the budget -- and cut the budget deficit..
I'm looking for faster growth on the basis that the improvement in employment and wages is going to continue, ... It looks as if just about everything that could go right is going right with the economic outlook.
If you look not just at the headline rate but also at the underlying rates, you are seeing a gradual climb away from zero and that has to be seen positively.
In particular, inventories are at 15-year lows, which is not consistent with a turning point in the economic cycle.
Generally what needs doing with them is the assets need selling and they need to be closed down.
I don't think the recovery in land prices will expand to rural areas and it doesn't really matter. Those areas are a too-small part of the economy. What matters is what's happening in and around the major cities, and that's increasingly positive.
You could have paid $1.5 million a few years ago.
The hope now is that there is a shift in the direction and speed of reform.
The economy has finally crawled out of its 1990s misery. This is the first time since the late 1980s that I've seen signs of a broad domestic revival.
The economy is in much better condition than at the time of the previous lower house election in November 2003 ... This should help Koizumi's party in the coming vote.
The main question is when are they going to start to raise interest rates.
