By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Sentiment at big Japanese manufacturers surged, improving for a second straight month as the auto sector continued to recover from last year’s semiconductor shortage and supply…
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – A closely watched central bank survey is likely to show Japan’s business confidence improved slightly in the three months to September, according to a Reuters poll,…
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Confidence at big Japanese manufacturers fell in July for the first time in six months, the Reuters Tankan survey showed on Wednesday, in a sign of…
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s factory sentiment likely improved in the second quarter for the first time since mid-2021, thanks to an eased chip supply crunch for automakers, a Reuters…
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Business morale at big Japanese manufacturers edged up in June, staying in positive territory for a second straight month and reflecting a post-COVID economic recovery though…
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s factory sentiment likely weakened in January-March to the lowest level since late 2020, a Reuters poll of economists showed on Friday, in a fresh sign…
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Big manufacturers in Japan remained gloomy in February and the service-sector mood slid for a second straight month, a Reuters’ poll showed, a sign that the…
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Business confidence at big Japanese firms slid in January with manufacturers showing a negative reading for the first time in two years, the Reuters Tankan survey…
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese manufacturers’ sentiment likely weakened in the last quarter of 2022 on sustained cost pressures and a bleaker global economic outlook, a Reuters poll of analysts…
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO – Confidence at Japanese manufacturers in July was subdued, a Reuters poll showed, reflecting pressure from a problematic chip shortage, China’s heavy pandemic response and a weak yen…
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO – Japanese manufacturers’ business confidence improved for the first time in three months in March, as automakers became less pessimistic, though firms feared a fresh surge in energy…