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Showing 11 - 20 of 45 results for "Tankan"

Machineries not in order

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
... manufacturing sector, and capital investment in them - one that's also indicated by the improvement in the Bank of Japan's Tankan survey that showed the index of large manufacturers rose to a reading of plus 10 in the December quarter from plus 6 in ...

Sun rising in Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
... buy durable goods (42.8 from 40.5). This follows earlier reports of a strong lift in Japanese business confidence. The Tankan survey of large manufacturers jumped to 10 in the fourth quarter -- its highest reading in a year - from a reading of 6 - the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... expectations for a pick-up in machinery orders over the coming months. This is consistent with the BOJ's third quarter Tankan survey that showed big Japanese companies plan to lift capital spending by 4.6% in the fiscal year ending 30 March 2017.

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2016
... 9% anticipate a reduction. However, the degree of confidence remained softer than that seen at the start of 2016." Japan Tankan survey The Bank of Japan's (BOJ) Tankan survey suggests that the central bank's policy stimulus measures aren't having a positive ...

Look up in the sky, it's the yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... lifting inflation expectations. No thanks to yen appreciation that hit exporters the hardest, the Bank of Japan's quarterly Tankan survey showed sentiment among large Japanese manufacturers dropped to a reading of 6 in the March quarter from 12 in the ...

Janet's words stronger than BOJ and ECB bazookas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... with latest Japanese stats. No thanks to yen appreciation that hit exporters the hardest, the Bank of Japan's quarterly Tankan survey showed sentiment among large Japanese manufacturers dropped to a reading of 6 in the March quarter from 12 in the fourth ...

December moves

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
... minus 0.2% in the year to September - so is industrial production - minus 0.7% over the same period - so is the September Tankan survey of large manucfacturers. As for inflation, consumer prices less food had been de-flating over the past three months ...

Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
... Consequently, both employment and buying activity decreased". and on... This is consistent with the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) Tankan survey that showed business confidence deteriorated in the third quarter with the headline index (big manufacturers) falling ...

Damned lies and (actual) stats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... for instance, the BOJ stated that, "Business fixed investment has been on a moderate increasing trend." Yet, the latest Tankan survey showed that manufacturers and non-manufacturers expecting deteriorating conditions over the next three months -- underscored ...

Steady with a chance of a surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
... stayed at a favourable level" and "Business fixed investment has been on a moderate increasing trend..." Yet, the latest Tankan survey showed that manufacturers and non-manufacturers expecting deteriorating conditions over the next three months -- underscored ...