Koichi Seki Quotations

I think today's rise is no more than a technical bounce.

There is a very real risk that Koizumi's plans to reform the banking sector will be so watered down that they will end up pleasing no one.

While there are concerns about the slowdown in the U.S. economy, what's keeping investors optimistic is the expectation that the Fed is going to ease on interest-rate hikes. That's going to provide support for share prices.

Declines in commodity prices may cause investors to take a step back from shares of related suppliers.

Foreign investors are stepping up purchases of Japanese stocks and that is the main reason the market has held up so strongly in recent weeks.

The U.S. is starting to show some reassuring signs that growth remains intact, and that's one element of comfort for investors to keep buying Japan.