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BUSINESS SENTIMENT

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 1, 2016
Japan's October-December business investment up 8.5%, but outlook dim
Capital spending by Japanese firms climbed 8.5 percent in the October-December period from a year earlier, the government said Tuesday, but a decline in corporate profits and an uncertain global economy may dampen business investment in the future.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 14, 2015
Latest 'tankan' shows sentiment intact at big firms
Confidence in the economy among large manufacturers unexpectedly held up in the past few months, suggesting record corporate profits are compensating for uncertainty about the effects of an expected U.S. rate increase and the slowdown in China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 1, 2015
Business sentiment worse than expected, BOJ 'tankan' shows
The Bank of Japan survey results reflect the “weakness” of the economic rebound, said one economist, and point to the lack of a driving force behind the recovery.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 23, 2015
Government raises eyebrows with optimistic economic report for March
The government on Monday raised its basic assessment of the economy for the first time in eight months in a revision that cites an improving business climate linked to the receding impact of the April consumption tax hike.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 17, 2014
Most major firms expect to see economy grow by year-end
A domestic survey of 106 major companies has found that 100 expect the economy to expand toward year-end, and that 76 do not oppose the government's plan to complete the doubling of the sales tax to 10 percent in 2015, a poll says.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 1, 2014
Sentiment up but outlook turns sour
Business confidence among large manufacturers rose in March from three months earlier for the fifth straight quarterly improvement, the Bank of Japan said Tuesday in its "tankan" report, but many companies were wary about prospects amid fear of weakening demand after the consumption tax hike.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 12, 2013
Big firms' sentiment soaring, before dive
Business sentiment at large companies in the second quarter sharply improved from the previous three months, as the yen's slide triggered hopes of an export rebound and boosted stock prices, a government survey showed Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 4, 2013
Business investment off 3.9% in quarter amid wariness
Capital spending by companies dropped 3.9 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier as companies remained wary of the economic outlook despite the weaker yen and budding hopes for a recovery in exports, the government said Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 13, 2013
Large firms upbeat but outlay-wary
Business sentiment at large companies improved in the first quarter of 2013 thanks to a weaker yen and higher stock prices, but most remain wary of increasing capital expenditures, the government said Tuesday.

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