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Better than good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... final measure dipped to 48 from 48.5; for Japan, the BOJ's quarterly Tankan Survey showed sentiment among large manufacturers rose for the fifth straight in the first quarter to a seven year high but... the survey also found that Japanese firms are pessimistic ...

First quarter (w)innings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
... improved in the first three months of this year. Though lower-than-expected, the Tankan's sentiment index for large manufacturers improved to minus 8 in the March quarter from minus 12 in December. Similarly, "A separate BOJ survey showed nearly three-quarters ...

Sunny side up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... increase car production. And as for the Japanese economy in general, the June quarter Tankan survey shows large manufacturers planning to increase capital spending and hiring - and higher profits - going forward. On China, reports that its PMI slipped ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2007
... declined due to forecasts for below-normal summer temperatures, hurting utility stocks. But the Dow was lifted by large manufacturers United Technologies Corp and Caterpillar Inc, both of which hit lifetime highs on optimism about their upcoming earnings. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2006
... inflation and higher interest rates. Shares of companies particularly sensitive to interest rates, such as large manufacturers and financial services providers, rose. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 68.11 points at 11,137.17. The Standard & Poor's ...
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