Foreign investors very much credit Koizumi...with the economic recovery Japan is now enjoying. Strengthening (his) hand to move ahead with further reforms is exactly what investors want to see. |
Hedge funds have used listing as a method of fund raising, with varied level of success. It certainly broadens the reach to investors. |
Investors are now coming to grips with the fact that oil is not going to retreat any time soon. |
It's quite shocking. We don't really know how investors are going to react. We have to see how fast the Tokyo Stock Exchange can upgrade its system. |
not a total surprise, it is very significant. |
Retail investors are value-hunting now. The asset managers and any institutions with money are starting to come back in. |
The industrial production number is a big surprise. The expected knee-jerk reaction was certainly evident at the open. |
The market is very positive right now. We have strong earnings, lower oil prices, a weak yen and the Bank of Japan predicting deflation is at a near end. It's like the icing on the cake for the stock market. |
The recovery is firing on all pistons ... Spending is going to be one of the key surprises that will have us upgrading our assessments. |
There are a lot of uncertainties. Polls don't really mean a lot. |
There has been a surprisingly quick turnaround from interest to investment. It took 10 years for institutions to switch to hedge funds, but it's much faster this time. |
While a Koizumi win was priced in, such a decisive victory ... is more than most were expecting. Koizumi will now be able to push his reform agenda with a much freer hand. |