Business / Economy Apr 1, 2019
Japan's big manufacturers grew more pessimistic in March: tankan
Business confidence turns sour on slowdowns in overseas economies.
Business / Economy Oct 2, 2018
Japan firms' inflation expectations slipped after BOJ policy shift, tankan shows
Companies' expectations for inflation over the next year have receded slightly after the Bank of Japan conceded it will take some time to reach its inflation target, according to the central bank's latest tankan survey. Firms expect consumer prices to have risen 0.8 percent a ...
Business / Economy Oct 1, 2018
Business sentiment among Japan's big manufacturers worsens, latest tankan survey finds
Business sentiment among large manufacturers worsened for the third straight quarter amid concerns over increased trade friction and the impact of natural disasters, according to the Bank of Japan’s tankan survey.
Business / Economy Jul 3, 2018
Bank of Japan expected to cut price forecasts as inflation expectations stall
The Bank of Japan is likely to cut its price growth forecasts at a policy meeting later this month as long-term inflation expectations stall, sources said, highlighting the central bank's difficulty in hitting its elusive price target. Three sources said the BOJ is likely to ...
Business / Economy Oct 11, 2017
Japan core machinery orders rise in August for second straight month
Japan's core machinery orders rose for a second straight month in August, handily beating market expectations, signaling a pickup in capital expenditure that should encourage Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ahead of a general election this month. The premier hopes to convince voters in the Oct. ...
Editorials May 25, 2017
Japan's economy has expanded for the fifth quarter in a row, but until strong corporate earnings translate into higher wages consumer will remain reluctant to loosen their purse strings.
Business / Economy May 24, 2017
Japan manufacturers' mood slips despite economic recovery, survey finds
by Tetsushi Kajimoto and Izumi Nakagawa
Confidence among Japanese manufacturers receded in May for the first time in nine months after hitting a decade-high level April, a Reuters survey has found, showing guarded optimism in a nascent export-led economic recovery. The monthly poll — which tracks the Bank of Japan's key ...
Editorials May 6, 2017
The labor shortage brought on by the shrinking and graying population is starting to have a profound impact on companies.
Business / Economy Apr 3, 2017
BOJ's 'tankan' report shows big manufacturers' sentiment up amid robust exports
Business sentiment improved in March from three months earlier, with a global economic recovery and a weaker yen bolstering exports, a Bank of Japan survey showed Monday.
Business / Economy Sep 23, 2016
Amid strong yen, 'tankan' survey predicted to show business mood mixed
Japanese manufacturers' mood improved for the first time in five quarters while service sector confidence worsened to the lowest since 2014, a Reuters poll showed, as the effects of a strong yen filtered through the economy. The Bank of Japan's quarterly tankan business sentiment survey ...
Business / Economy Aug 19, 2016
Japanese manufacturers' mood soured in August to its lowest since 2013, when the central bank embarked on aggressive monetary easing, a poll has shown, reflecting the pain caused by a rising yen and highlighting the huge task facing policymakers to generate growth. The Reuters Tankan, ...
Business / Economy Apr 1, 2016
Japan business sentiment plunges to lowest in three years, may worsen
Business sentiment at big manufacturers deteriorates to the lowest in nearly three years and is expected to worsen.