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Better than good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... PMI inched up to 50.3 from 50.2 in Feb but... HSBC's 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 others

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
... since May 2011 - from an upwardly revised 51.5 in the previous month. Manufacturing is also on the mend in Japan. The BOJ's Tankan survey of business manufacturing sentiment increased to a reading of plus 4 in the June quarter - the first positive reading ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
... confidence survey. Tokyo rose 1.28 per cent, or 175.18 points, to 13,852.50, thanks to a surge in the Bank of Japan's quarterly Tankan report, which in turn boosted the US dollar against the yen as dealers sought higher-risk investments. Shanghai added ...

First quarter (w)innings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
... end the country's deflation once and for all time. And it's having its intended consequences. The Bank of Japan's latest Tankan survey showed business sentiment improved in the first three months of this year. Though lower-than-expected, the Tankan's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
... 0.26 per cent, or 26.31 points, higher at 10,109.87 on Monday as a softer yen cushioned results of the closely watched Tankan survey, which showed confidence among major manufacturers remained weak. Hong Kong fell 0.16 per cent, or 33.32 points, to 20,522.26 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
... for years. Data in Japan highlighted the impact of the European crisis on the country's economy as the closely watched Tankan survey showed most manufacturers were pessimistic about the future. Tokyo shed 1.66 per cent, or 141.76 points, to close at ...

A yearning for softer yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... Street, where the Dow jumped 1.25 per cent, its fourth straight gain. Tokyo took in its stride the Bank of Japan's quarterly Tankan survey, which showed business confidence among major manufacturers in June dropped to "minus nine" from "six" in March ...

Sunny side up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... announced plans to hire 1,000 temps to 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. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
... test the 10,000 points level as investors eye firms' recovery from the March 11 disasters, ahead of the Bank of Japan's "tankan" business survey, dealers said on Friday. In the week to June 24, the Nikkei index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange rose 327.31 ...