Dealers expect volatility in Japanese stock market this week

Yen exchange rate may be volatile not Tokyo Stock Exchange which is tightly manipulated/regulated by Jgovt. Anyway, i will be concerned only if Nikkei falls below 6,500 level.

Oh God save us all!

I believe currency rates will be the last thing on our minds later this week. I "Understand" it has been a very busy weekend for Equity traders deciding their strategies for the coming week...... ... Emergency meeting to bail out ITALY with new information on Greece,Spain,Portugal. Hang onto your hats.....

I believe currency rates will be the last thing on our minds later this week.

fabricij, same here..

The sad truth is that this economic system is no longer functioning rationally. It is far too given to panic and to speculation. That combined with unreasonable expectations about both profits and share prices have given rise to a market that is neither sustainable or viable over the long term.

I think we have really two choices. 1. Continue on the current path and face the increasing likelihood of a global depression. or 2. Begin the process to change how we envision and operate markets, national debt etc... which will equally result in a deep hard time, but has more chance of emerging in a positive way over the long term.

Many rushed to claim that 2008 crisis is over and the time of recovery has come. Well, apparently this is not the case... World economy is still very fragile and is very sensitive to fears, speculations, etc, as tkoind2 wisely said... Moreover, even though the E.U and IMF were willing to bail out Greece, Portugal and Ireland, i doubt that they will be equally happy to deal with the Spanish and Italian debt. And that's where things will get scary...

Wow, deep insight by these experts

Wow, deep insight by these experts

those with deep insight are in deep sorrows now, JT posters are the happiest people on earth.

Wow, deep insight by these experts

those with deep insight are in deep sorrows now, JT posters are the happiest people on earth.

Japan (the top in global sovereign debt DEBT/GDP over 225%) is just about ready to jump off the cliff by one blink of eyes to join Greece, Italy, Spain. Please go to sovereign debt and do some research before making these posts. It is quite serious. Hope you can sleep tight.

Unless you guys really tucked the issue I have mentioned, there is no hope, dream and future in Japan.

Prediction: TSE is gonna drop today...

Prediction: TSE is gonna drop today...

i will second that..if it happens, then maybe now i can become an "expert"

globalwatcher, this is the reality of the world we are in. Everyone is basically going to have to live differently and adjust their expectations accordingly to this debacle of an economy we live in. That is the unfortunate fact and either you adapt and adjust or else you hide and live your life in despair and fear. i will choose the former and really think about how to live the next several years in this messed up economy.

tkoind2,

This current bout of market turmoil has been brought on by insolvent governments. Governments run by politicians more interested in garnering votes by spending and squandering other people's moneys than running their countries in responsible ways.

The blame for the current debacle lies with the politicians and the people who vote for these clowns rather than the market system.

Where is Obama's plan? The man goes on TV last night and all he has to say is that he inherited the debt problems, yadda yadda yadda. No wonder the markets sold off in response - he is supposed to be the world's most powerful leader!

Fact is the US government has suddenly increased it's spending something like 30% in recent times and people are waking up to the reality that this is nuts - no wonder the markets are panicked. No normal household increases spending 30% without some plan to actually pay for it all. Of course that household will suffer some stress when they wake up after the binge.

Begin the process to change how we envision and operate markets, national debt etc...

E.g. you want to have more government regulation of markets and economic activity, right? We need some regulation. But we need good regulation, not just lots and lots of it that creates more problems than it solves. And markets aren't the problem here - they are expressing the symptoms of the mess that politicians in various nations have got their countries into. And democratic nations at that!

An international agreement among first world countries about sustainable ways to manage spending without becoming slave to the short-term goals of politicians seeking re-election would be a good first step in the right direction, IMO. At least the leadership needs to show some recognition of the real problem and the path forward to solving it.