Takaji Mori (森 孝慈, Mori Takaji, November 24, 1943 – July 17, 2011) was a Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. (wikipedia)
A gain of stocks is encouraging for investors. I think bonds will probably stay strong.
Yields at these levels look attractive to investors.
A decline in stocks is giving a boost to bonds.
I expect bonds to keep rising. Economic growth is facing obstacles.
An increase in purchases by overseas investors is a reason for bonds to rise. It will assure investors that yields won't continue rising.
The reduction in sales is a plus for bonds. Investor confidence in the government's ability to manage public debt is increasing.
Bonds have a tendency to rise when banks and overseas investors buy a lot in the market. Their demand to buy on dips has not slowed down.
There's constant demand for longer debt from pension funds and other investors who follow the index.
There is a solid demand for long-term bonds with a 20- to 30-year maturity. Twenty-year yields around 2.2 percent are attractive.
Ten-year yields have fallen to quite a low level as the concern over a U.S. economic slowdown has grown.
