Masatoshi Sato
Masatoshi Sato
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U.S. stocks have settled down, but data on the economy is getting worse. Investors are increasingly worried the U.S. economy will fall off a cliff and pull Japan over with it.
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Yesterday's sharp fall in bank shares is overshadowing sentiment,
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The rebound came in due course after the negative factors surrounding Japan's financial system had been factored into share prices.
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There's talk of continued pension fund buying at the onset of the second-half and the yen's move south should provide support.
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TDK and Cisco didn't exactly deliver a blow to the market through negative surprises. But they didn't give any clues as to when the high-tech recovery will happen.
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There's uncertainty in the market and investors are looking to large-cap shares for relative safety.
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Even good earnings results from well-known names like Toyota Motor Corp aren't helping sentiment.
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But considering fundamental economic weakness and a shaky performance for U.S. stocks, investors were not ready to push the Nikkei over 10,000,
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But a sour-loan solution remains elusive, the supplementary budget is unlikely to do much for the economy, and the future direction for Wall Street remains unclear.
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Trade was directionless pre-book-closing, though, and concerns about U.S. retaliation and its economy kept buying in check,
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Apple's announcement deterred investors from buying certain semiconductor-related stocks. But the New York market stabilized as a whole, and that is a big plus.
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As has been reported, lending competition is heating up. It seems the market is gradually coming to doubt if all banks have bright earnings outlooks from an expected end to quantitative easing.
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A deterioration in overseas demand may gradually affect the Japanese economy, like a body blow.
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Foreign investors actively bought... towards the end of the year after seeing the overwhelming victory of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in the general election.