TOKYO, April 1 (UPI) -- Business sentiment among major Japanese manufacturers plunged in the first quarter to its lowest since December 2003, the Bank of Japan reported Tuesday.
TOKYO, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- The business confidence index of Japanese firms jumped to 6.2 in the latest quarter, a sharp turnaround from a minus 0.9 in the April-June period.
TOKYO, July 2 (UPI) -- The index of business confidence among major Japanese manufacturers was unchanged in the quarter ended June, pointing to a likely interest rate hike.
TOKYO, April 2 (UPI) -- A Bank of Japan survey says business confidence among major Japanese manufacturers was down in the quarter ending in March, the first such fall since June.
TOKYO, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Japanese business confidence rose slightly last month, evidently hindered by high energy costs.
HONG KONG, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Xinhua Finance and Market News International's third-quarter business sentiment survey suggests Chinese business sentiment has steadied.
TOKYO, July 1 (UPI) -- Large manufacturers in Japan grew more confident about business prospects during the second quarter of 2005.
TOKYO, June 30 (UPI) -- The Japan office of Californian chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices filed two lawsuits Thursday against the Japanese office of rival Intel.
TOKYO, June 27 (UPI) -- The willingness of most major Japanese companies to invest in China has not waned despite growing anti-Japanese sentiment there, a survey indicates. Of 100 major Japanese companies surveyed in June by the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper, 36 firms said they woul
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, May 31 (UPI) -- Economists at New Zealand's National Bank say business sentiment has hit a 17-year low, even though inflation is retreating.
TOKYO, April 1 (UPI) -- Major Japanese manufacturers expect the next quarter to be flat as conditions worsen, the Wall Street Journal says.
ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 18 (UPI) -- U.S. consumer sentiment continued to fall in March, the University of Michigan reported Friday.
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. 18 (UPI) -- The University of Michigan said Friday its measure of consumer sentiment slipped as of the middle of February.
TOKYO, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- The Bank of Japan said Friday that the economy will continue to expand, despite some signs of weakness.
TOKYO, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- The Bank of Japan said Wednesday the confidence of the nation's largest manufacturers has fallen for the first time in more than two years.
