FXStreet (Guatemala) – Analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch explained that in their view, economic downturn in emerging markets (led by China) is a worrying development for Japanese companies.
For an insight to the recent BoJ meeting, see here (BoJ: Little clues on further easing by month-end).
Key Quotes:
“However, three factors could provide a cushion:
(1) corporate earnings are at an all-time high;
(2) the output gap is currently tight, since companies reduced surplus capacity in the few years following the 2008 financial crisis while labor supply is falling because of the aging population; and
(3) although emerging economies are worsening, western developed nations’ economies are in recovery. Consequently, the Japanese economy is showing a degree of resilience against the downturn in emerging market economies.”
For an insight to the recent BoJ meeting, see here (BoJ: Little clues on further easing by month-end).
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