Yutaka Miura

Yutaka Miura
concerns further inflation investors japan likely rate slide worries
There are some worries about inflation in the U.S. and the possibility of further rate hikes. Because of those concerns and the slide in U.S. shares, investors in Japan will likely take some profits.
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Higher interest rates are definitely a negative for stocks and investors are worried that they may keep rising in the U.S..
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The Fed's interest-rate increase concerns are receding on the back of evidence growth is slowing. Investors are taking that as a positive for stocks and that's serving as an incentive to buy right now.
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Investors may take a wait-and-see stance until the Bank of Japan comes out with its policy statement.
brought economic housing investors report sensitive
Investors have been sensitive to any U.S. economic reports. The housing report brought them some relief.
cash contracts fall further investors market sell time turn vicious
Investors sell futures contracts speculating about a further fall in the cash market in the afternoon, so by the time the cash market opens, investors turn bearish -- it's a vicious cycle.
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The market took a breather as investors believed share prices surged too far, too fast in recent sessions. Most market participants were also taking to the sidelines before the release of US employment data later today.
good looks sign slide stocks
The slide in U.S. stocks looks non-stop. This is not a good sign for Tokyo, especially for high-tech exporters,
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There's greater concern now about further U.S. interest rate increases and that will dampen the overall Japanese market. Natural resources-related shares may rise, but hi-tech and autos may fall on concern about reduced overseas demand.
continue hold hope move reform watch
There's not disappointment here, but also nothing to move the market. We still hold out hope for reform and will continue to watch developments carefully.
hurt trend weaker
The trend is for a weaker dollar, which will hurt companies, especially exporters.
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Basically, I think the desire to wait and see is very strong right now. That being said, U.S. stocks, especially the Nasdaq index, were weaker ... so the market is likely to move lower.
attracting foreigners increasing profits stronger threatens
While the stronger yen threatens to eat into the profits of exporters, it's also attracting foreigners by increasing their dollar-denominated return.
banking issues
It's pretty much up to how banking issues fare,