BOJ SURVEY SHOWS BUSINESS SENTIMENT IMPROVES FOR THE 2ND QUARTER IN DECEMBER

Highlights –

• BOJ survey shows business sentiment improves for the 2nd quarter in December.
• The survey however is pessimistic due to rising COVID-19 cases in the country and otherwise.
• The index for large nonmanufacturers rose to minus 5 from minus 12 in September.
• The BOJ is said to have surveyed 9,507 companies for its Tanken quarterly survey.

The Bank....