news questions – answers

Japan riding Asia, Europe exports

true/false

1. Japan is leading the global economy towards slow down. F: the US is doing this
2. Japan is having stormy weather. F: they are trying to ‘weather that storm’ ie stay strong against the economic problems
3. The Japanese Finance Minister is expecting things to improve. T (pick up pace)
4. Japan is independent of the US. F: dependent on the US
5. Exports to the US have been stable over the past 6 months. F: they have fallen
6. Japan companies are worried about rising oil and raw material costs. T
7. Expectations for Japan look black. F: bleak ,not black
8. The yen declined on Thursday. F: the Nikkei declined
9. The US is a large export market for Japanese car makers. T