For Yasushi Morikawa's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Tokyo stocks, as measured by the Nikkei average of 225 major issues, are hovering around 10,000. Although the Tokyo market was temporarily regarded as a "place of refuge" for funds fleeing from U.S. stocks, global stock trading is being paced by falls in the U.S. ...
The recent weakness of Tokyo stocks has created a golden opportunity to buy shares despite growing concerns about worldwide price falls. U.S. companies, especially internationally active high-tech firms, are revising their earnings forecasts downward for the second half of this year, indicating the U.S. economic ...
The recent rebound on Wall Street could presage a more stable market in the near term. After having struggled to find its way for weeks, the Tokyo stock market has also snapped out of its doldrums, brightening prospects for the months ahead. There appears to be ...
The key Nikkei average appears likely to reclaim the 12,000 level in the coming months, given Asia's V-shaped economic recovery and signs that the global silicon cycle is about to enter a new phase. Attention is shifting to cyclical issues, including those related to exports, ...
While the Tokyo stock market awaits signs of the government's resolve to fix the nation's financial woes, macroeconomic environments surrounding the market are gradually showing improvement. The corporate sector continues to show dismal figures, but October-December gross domestic product data, to be released in March, ...
With stocks locked in a crosscurrent between optimism and fears over events in store for the rest of the year, activity on the Tokyo stock market has been subdued. The market is searching for a direction, keeping shares on a roller-coaster ride. Further volatility appears to ...
