JAPAN DATA: Comments from official after Tankan release:
–BOJ OFFICIAL: JAPAN BIZ SENTIMENT RECOVERY HALTED, DOWN AHEAD
–BOJ OFFICIAL: DEC SENTIMENT FIGURES ABOVE MARKET CONSENSUS
–BOJ OFFICIAL: TANKAN CAPEX PLAN REVISIONS ALONG PAST PATTERNS
–BOJ: EXCESS CAPACITY HAS BEEN ADJUSTED BUT NOW MARKING TIME