Tankan business confidence report shows probable business spending is the fastest in 16 years and business confidence is highest in two years - what is effect on Yen and Japanese rates?
Joseph Clinton
Oct. 3, 2006

Japan sooner or later will raise rates and that will be bullish for Yen. The time may not be too far. Tankan business confidence report shows probable business spending is the fastest in 16 years and business confidence is highest in two years. What is the effect on Yen and Japanese rates?

According to some analysts, Bank of Japan needs to unload some dollar and buy Yen. At the same time the economic expansion in Japan is so robust that foreign direct investment in Japan is accelerating at a rapid rate.

Bank of Japan may opt to raise rate faster than the market anticipates. In that case Yen will have a good time especially if the robust expansion in Japan in accompanied with moderate inflation.

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