Confidence at Japanese manufacturers rose in August to its highest level in a decade led by producers of industrial materials, a Reuters poll showed, in a further sign of broadening economic recovery. The Reuters' monthly poll - which tracks the Bank of Japan'... More »
FILE PHOTO – A man works around a metal procession machine at a factory in Urayasu, east of Tokyo October 9, 2014. REUTERS/Issei Kato Japanese big manufacturers’ business confidence improved for a second straight quarter to hit a one-and-a-half year high in Ma... More »
TOKYO Confidence at Japanese manufacturers in June rose for the second straight month and retailers were at their most optimistic in over a year, a Reuters poll showed, offering a welcome sign that consumers may have finally shaken off the effects of a sales t... More »
TOKYO Japan’s exports in May are forecast to have risen for a ninth straight month on solid demand from the United States, although a slowdown in China remains a worry for an economy just starting to gather momentum after a slump last year. Recent upbeat data ... More »
