Naomi Hasegawa Quotes (19 Quotes)

There's concern about demand for new five-year notes as signs of economic recovery raised speculation an end of easy monetary policy will come sooner than later next year. Japan avoided political chaos with Koizumi's strong victory, which provides a fair wind to stocks and a recovery scenario.

Trading in future contracts led the market today, with bullish sentiment there gradually spreading to cash bonds. This is probably because some investors took heart from a pullback in the equity market here.

The report suggests we're one step closer to the Bank of Japan's exit from its current loose monetary policy. That's negative for Japanese government bonds.

A gain in the Nikkei above 16,500 will test investors' nerves and lead them to hold off buying bonds, pushing up yields.

Deposits stopped growing and household money is heading increasingly to risk assets and will continue to do so as long as Japanese interest rates are zero.

A pullback in US Treasury prices was behind losses in JGB prices today.

Falling stocks and a rising yen raises speculation among investors the central bank will avoid saying anything to add to an outlook for higher rates. It will encourage investors to buy bonds.

The news could be a trigger to buy bonds. Investors dislike uncertainty.

Bond prices got a boost from the fairly good outcome of today's two-year debt auction, while index-trackers actively purchased government debt paper, which supported the market.

The headline figure was not as strong as expected but the overall picture is strong. Bonds are falling as investors focus on the strong parts of the report.

US Treasuries, particularly long-term bonds, were robust on Friday, when the Japanese market was closed. Some bond investors view the surge in stocks as bubble while some investors take comfort in the view that the zero-interest rate policy will continue even after the Bank of Japan lifts ultra-loose monetary stance.

Many investors are reluctant to trade actively before the central bank starts its two-day meeting Wednesday.

People are paying attention to what Fukui will say. It's hard to find a reason to buy bonds as yields are rising.

There was some concern that the core CPI would fall back into negative territory owing to a decline in oil prices, but perhaps we don't have to worry about that scenario, as crude futures have rebounded recently.

The Bank of Japan's decision was well anticipated. Most measures it plans to implement appear to be within market expectations.

Gains in stocks will help push down bonds and I don't think investors will aggressively buy after yesterday's rally.

The JGB market got some lift from losses in stock prices and from index-trackers (funds) stepping in to purchase government debt paper.

Market expectations appear to be accelerating and unless the central bank takes action soon, it may lose the market's confidence.

There's speculation out there that more policy makers will cast votes against keeping the policy unchanged. That is negative for bonds.