14 Quotes by Stefan Worrall

What we're seeing now is a very sharp turnaround in exports and this was reflected in the GDP numbers.

We've seen six straight months of industrial production expansion, a very solid turnaround in exports, stronger global growth than a lot of people expected and the domestic economy finally coming back on track in a very solid way.

Obviously there are some risk factors with the end to quantitative easing and whether oil will start affecting global growth but the picture is pretty rosy for this year.

Japan's economy is back, and with a vengeance. This was a pretty fantastic year.

Today's figures will only heighten the sense that monetary policy is about to change. It may well change next week or in April.

When companies think interest rates are going to rise they will start investing before that. So that can actually boost capital spending before something such as a tightening in monetary policy.

A sharp rise in yields raises interest rates across all forms of debt. The last thing the Bank of Japan wants to do is to surprise the market.

As we approach 2006 we have domestic demand, which is strong and being built up by employment growth, and businesses becoming more confident, and at the same time you have external demand becoming quite strong.

It's a clear stamp of confirmation that the economy is growing very strongly.