Business English Lite | Japan’s equity and bond markets 日本の株式と債券市場

2013/06/07

Japan’s equity and bond markets 日本の株式と債券市場

On April 4^th, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) announced its plan to quickly consume 7 trillion yen of government bonds a month. It also said it would double the monetary base. However, instead of producing rising bond prices and falling yields, the central bank’s actions have so far led to the opposite.

On May 23^rd, the yield on ten-year Japanese government bonds touched 1%. This was three times higher than before the BoJ’s April announcement. Furthermore, on the same day Japanese stocks plunged. The Nikkei 225 index dropped by 7%. Could "Abenomics" already be falling apart?

The clearest success for Abenomics had been a soaring stockmarket. The Nikkei share index rose by 79% in the year to May 22^nd. Its fall since its peak reached 13% on May 30^th. This partly is a result of profit-taking. However, the spike in bond yields is continuing to make investors less confident.

Key Vocabularies :

instead of [other] の代わりに, yields [noun] 投資から生じる収入, plunge [verb] 急激に落ちる、暴落, soaring [adj] 急上昇する, spike [noun] 突然に増える,

Quiz

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1. Exactly what they had announced on April 4th.

2. The opposite of what they had announced on April 4th.

3. A totally new policy.

4. A new type of Abenomics.

1. Yields are down; stocks are up.

2. Yields are up; stocks are, too.

3. Yields are higher; stocks have plunged.

4. Yields are lower; stocks have plunged.

1. potential point

2. most recent point

3. highest point

4. lowest point

1. bond prices are down and so are yields

2. bond prices are up and so are yields

3. bond prices are down and yields are up

4. bond prices and yields have remained flat

1. It will continue to soar.

2. It will likely continue to fall due to weak investor confidence.

3. It will remain flat as no one is sure what is happening with the Japanese economy.

4. It will fluctuate wildly depending on BoJ announcements.

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Japan’s equity and bond markets 日本の株式と債券市場

Quiz

1.
According to the article, what have the Bank of Japan’s actions led to?

2.
According to the article, why might some people think that Abenomics is a failure?

3.
Its fall since its peak reached 13% on May 30^th.

4.
However, instead of producing rising bond prices and falling yields, the central bank’s actions have so far led to the opposite.

5.
Based on the information in the article, what is likely to happen with the stock market?

Japan’s equity and bond markets 日本の株式と債券市場

Quiz

1. According to the article, what have the Bank of Japan’s actions led to?

2. According to the article, why might some people think that Abenomics is a failure?

3. Its fall since its peak reached 13% on May 30th.

4. However, instead of producing rising bond prices and falling yields, the central bank’s actions have so far led to the opposite.

5. Based on the information in the article, what is likely to happen with the stock market?

1.
According to the article, what have the Bank of Japan’s actions led to?

2.
According to the article, why might some people think that Abenomics is a failure?

3.
Its fall since its peak reached 13% on May 30^th.

4.
However, instead of producing rising bond prices and falling yields, the central bank’s actions have so far led to the opposite.

5.
Based on the information in the article, what is likely to happen with the stock market?