Japanese Customer News March 13th 2015

Japanese Customer News March 13th 2015

Japanese Customer News March 13th 2015





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● “Takahide Kiuchi (a Bank of Japan policy board member)...said if the bank continued with the current program, which absorbs nearly all of newly issued government debt, the market would see a drop in liquidity - the ease with which investors can buy or sell bonds when needed”
Source: BOJ easing steps unsustainable: dissenter, By Takashi Nakamichi, The Wall Street Journal, The Weekend Australian Newspaper, March 7th - 8th, 2015, page 30



2

● “with reasonable expectations of earnings growth between 12 - 13 per cent this year, Japan is one of the few markets with positive revisions in earnings-per-share momentum”

Source: Stick with Japan it’s paying off, By Stirling Larkin, The Weekend Australian Newspaper, March 7-8th, 2015, page 33.



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● “Japan Post’s surprise $6.6 billion takeover bid for Toll Holdings is…the largest bid by a foreign company in Australia in almost five years”

Source: Japan Post bid for Toll throws open floodgates, By Bridget Carter, The Australian Newspaper, Thursday the 12th of March, 2015 page 22.



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● “Japan: Population 127 million, Land area: 364,485 square kilometres. GDP per head 2014 $48.427, Growth 2014: 0.1%”

Source: Banking on big ambitions by Rowan Callick, The Australian Newspaper, Friday March 20th, 2015, page 11.





5

● “70 per cent of Japan’s workers are employed in small and midsize enterprises according to government figures”

Source: Japan hopes for pay-led recovery, by Takashi Nakamichi and Yoko Kubota, The Wall Street Journal, The Australian Newspaper, Friday March 20th, 2015, page 25.



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● “ More than half of the thermal coal shipped out of Australia is sold to Japanese power companies under an annual contract price…”The Japanese traditionally are willing to pay a premium for security of supply and better quality”

Source: Coal miners feel pinch in Japan deal, By Peter Ker, The Australian Financial Review, Friday 20th March, 2015, page 15.




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