For example, the amount of issuance of super-long-term corporate bonds, such as 20-year corporate bonds, has been increasing. Positive effects of these highly accommodative financial conditions seem to have been spreading to the real economy gradually. As I mentioned before, business fixed investment plans are firm despite the heightened uncertainties surrounding overseas economies.
This is brought about by the significant improvement in overall economic conditions under QQE over the last three years, further supported by the unprecedentedly accommodative financial conditions. Moreover, with regard to housing investment, demand for housing loans has been increasing.