From the Reuters Tankan:

  • Japan manufacturers index hits one-year high of +17 in August vs +14 in July
  • Non-manufacturers index +27 in aug vs +24 in July
  • November manufacturers index seen at +19, non-manufacturers seen at +27

More from Reuters:

  • Poll of 516 big and mid-sized firms between August 3 and 17
  • 277 responded
  • Japanese business morale improved in August
  • Outlook is likely to remain steady
  • The Reuters Tankan closely tracks the Bank of Japan's quarterly Tankan survey - could be a source of comfort for policymakers under pressure to deploy fresh stimulus to spur growth after Monday's negative second-quarter growth data
  • Showed business managers were cautiously optimistic about pick-up in domestic demand, although a slowdown in China - Japan's biggest trading partner - clouds the outlook

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