Similarly, initiatives to create some sort of an all-encompassing financial stability index have failed to convince so far. Instead, the concept of financial stability involves various financial intermediaries, financial market segments and infrastructure, for which a whole host of different quantitative and qualitative indicators exist. As a consequence, determining the degree of financial stability remains a highly complex task.
The worldwide inventory adjustment in IT-related goods has come to an end except for some goods such as networking equipment. Moreover, the yen is still lower than where it was last autumn. Under these circumstances, exports are projected to continue a moderate recovery.