Quotes by Soichiro Monji

“Its been a very strong run and there are some concerns the market has gotten ahead of itself.”

“Japans economic revival is finally becoming self-sustaining. That has been the key to investor optimism on Japanese stocks, and I dont expect a let-up any time soon.”

“The bright spot right now is the commodity stocks given the rising raw material prices.”

“Companies in Japan still have potential to boost their profits and investors are betting on the strength of the economy.”

“Lenders can make plenty of money as long as there is demand for loans. Thats what we are starting to see. Real estate developers are also benefiting as demand increases.”

“Expectations for the holiday shopping season have been pretty high, but actual sales seem to have fallen a bit short, which is hurting shares.”

“Foreign interest in Japanese shares, whether its oil money or otherwise, is very strong.”

“The recent gains were just a bit too much, too fast.”

“Weve got oil rising again and the yen strengthening, and that will trigger some selling in technology stocks as they have been the recent winners. Were going to see some investors locking in their recent gains.”

“A back-to-back gain in orders will be a positive element for the market.”