That's how the economy pushes forward; new things emerge that no one was thinking about.

Patience, he thought. So much of this was patience - waiting, and thinking and doing things right. So much of all this, so much of all living was patience and thinking.

The Japanese economy hit the bottom a few years ago and now Japanese companies are thinking real hard how to survive against the global competition.

Muto's comment reversed sentiment among investors and it is a reason to sell bonds. They're now thinking the economy is still recovering and yields won't keep on falling.

I think that the bottom line is that for people thinking that the economy is slowing down, that is certainly not the case,

There is no message out there that rates are biting enough to shut anything down.