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The latest unemployment figures were strong, but some labour market experts think they are not quite as good as they look.
"The figures were strong, but it is unlikely the Bank of Japan will change the direction of its policy decisions," said Yasuhiro Onakado, chief economist at Daiwa SB Investments.
Last week, Evans responded to Top Gear's underwhelming overnight viewing figures with a degree of dignity, pointing out that the show had achieved a greater audience share than the first episode of the final Jeremy Clarkson series, and that catch-up figures were strong.
The sales figures were strong enough for Cape to offer Fleming a three-book deal.
Audience figures were stronger for revivals and classical drama, with productions including Shakespeare achieving 77% capacity, compared with 62% for new plays.
The figures were stronger than expected and helped to lift the yen, which had been languishing.In this section Overview Output, demand and jobs Prices and wages Economic forecasts Money and interest rates The Economist commodity price index Stockmarkets Trade, exchange rates and budgets Government-bond yields ReprintsIn the euro area the volume of retail trade grew by 2.5% in the year to July.
If, however, the figures were stronger than expected, the market could take a hard hit as it prepared for an interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve at its June 29-30 meeting.
The quarterly figures are "strong, but progress from here will be more difficult," Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein said in a note to investors on Monday.
While employment figures are strong, weakness in the wider economy is having a severe impact on the earnings potential of employees.
Severe spending cuts, implemented at the same time that much of Europe is retrenching, could threaten the economic recovery (though the latest growth figures are strong).
The authors note that India is trailing behind every other South Asian country with the partial exception of Pakistan, in terms of social indicators, though the per capita income figures are strong.
