"It suggests that we've seen the fastest growth in over a decade in industrial production, " said Richard Jerram at ING Securities.

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Richard Jerram, of Macquarie Capital Securities in Tokyo, points out that real interest rates are now firmly negative, among the lowest of any G8 economy.

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Economists such as Richard Jerram of Macquarie Securities reckon that buoyant China-driven exports and investment over the past few years have lifted company profits and given the economy a boost, while making it easier for the banks to begin writing off their bad loans.

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"The piano is kind of the hardware for the software of our programming that goes on year round, " said Zamora, who founded Sing for Hope in 2006 with fellow opera singer Monica Yunus, launching the first piano festival in partnership with British artist Luke Jerram in 2010 when 60 pianos were featured.

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