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BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
... 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 since ...

First quarter (w)innings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
... 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 sentiment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
... 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
... 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 8,377.37 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... 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, the first ...

Sunny side up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... 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. On China ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... weaker yen. The Topix index slipped 6.76 points, or 0.78 per cent, to 862.62 points. Reaction to the Bank of Japan's tankan survey of business sentiment released before the market opened was limited, with attention instead on Monday's report detailing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2010
... boosts Japanese exports. There was a reluctance to take strong positions ahead of the Bank of Japan's quarterly Tankan survey of business confidence due Thursday and US jobs data Friday, however. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks closed lower as investors ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
... points, or 2.44 per cent, to 3,217 points. TOKYO - Japanese shares dropped despite the Bank of Japan's quarterly Tankan survey showing that business confidence among major Japanese manufacturers had improved for the first time in two-and-a-half years. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2009
... per cent. Retail sales increased for the first time in 16 months. Investors are awaiting the release of Japan's Tankan survey of business confidence, due out on Wednesday, and jobs figures in the US on Thursday for signs of the health of the global economy. ...