| 1 | The Japanese yen is rising continuously. | |
| 2 | But unemployment kept rising for another year and a half. | |
| 3 | The housing market continues to be very fragile and could be threatened further by rising job losses. | |
| 4 | As the world economy continues to recover, commodity prices will continue to rise again, with or without speculators. | |
| 5 | In China, meanwhile, luxury sales are expected to climb 7% due to the rising number of wealthy Chinese, the report said. |