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Japanese consumers a tad more confident

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2016
Japan's Cabinet Office reported that consumer confidence stood at 42.7 in December. While this is much higher than market expectations for a 42.3 print, it's only a slight improvement from the previous month's 42.6 reading. The overall index is derived ...

BOJ in (tactical) retreat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
... forever and eva? Perhaps the BOJ is now more optimistic on the economic outlook. Can't blame it. After all the Cabinet Office just upgraded first quarter GDP growth from an annualised rate of 2.4% to 3.9%. How good is that? Then again, household spending ...

The day the music died

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013
... "sell in May" back to stay? Perhaps. But I still prefer Yasutoshi Nishimura's -- senior vice-minister of Japan's Cabinet Office - "It's a temporary adjustment after the rapid gains seen recently." "Rapid" it was, indeed. The Nikkei-225 index has soared ...

Numero Dos

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
... Japan's economy barely grew in the three months to June. According to Bloomberg, parliamentary secretary at Japan's Cabinet Office Keisuke Tsumura admitted to reporters that because of the disappointing economic growth result, "Japan's economic output ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2010
... rebounded during the April-June period compared to the previous quarter, a joint survey by the finance ministry and cabinet office showed. The survey, which measures the difference in percentage of firms that expect the economy to improve against those ...

Daily economic update

... compares with market expectations of a 5 per cent rise but is down from the 5.5 per cent initially reported by the Cabinet Office. Stronger domestic demand, due to increasing spending by Japanese companies and consumers, is boosting growth in the economy. ...

Daily economic update

... country's index of leading indicators rising above 50 per cent in November for the second consecutive month. The Cabinet Office reported that the leading index was at 60 per cent in November, from 81.8 per cent in October. A number at or above 50 indicates ...
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