Quotes by Akihiko Inoue

“The five-year notes became cheaper against the 10-year bonds on the yield curve.”

“As the economy shows solid growth, Japanese bonds will stay one of the worst performing markets.”

“But when you think about it, the Nikkei remains above 16,000 and, level-wise, the 1.4 percent region (for 10-year bonds) is too low, so were not likely to see too much more buying from this point on.”

“Twenty-year bonds have risen too far given the auction tomorrow. Traders are likely to try and back up the yield to closer to 2 percent for the auction.”

“Bonds are unlikely to rise as people in the market are aiming for the 1.6 percent coupon.”

“Considering the strong demand among people in the market, 10-year yield wont stay above 1.6 percent for a long time. Even if it reaches it, it wont probably hold for a long time.”

“Yields are high enough to attract some buyers. Yields are probably near their highs for the next two or three months and already reflect the outlook for a gradual economic recovery.”

“His intentions were not very clear but there is a sense of disappointment in the market, considering some people were thinking the recent spikes in the short to intermediate sector of the yield curve were overdone.”

“If the central bank acts this week, it will probably come up with ways to limit rate increases to ease concerns of the government and investors.”

“Investors may become cautious about buying bonds given the plunge in U.S. Treasuries and European bonds. Bonds will probably stay lower ahead of the series of the economic indicators.”