JAPAN DATA: From the Ministry of Finance’s quarterly survey on business
sentiment and corporate activity:
–Japan MOF: Q4 Major Firm Sentiment -5.0 Vs Q3 +7.1 Pt
–Japan MOF: Q4 Sentiment Worse Than +0.1 Pt Seen in Q3 Poll
–Japan MOF: Major Firm Sentiment Seen Q1 -0.9 Pt, Q2 +0.8 Pt
–Japan MOF: FY10 All Firm Capex Plans +9.5% Vs Q3 Poll +8.7%
–Japan MOF: FY10 All Capex Ex-Software, Land +9.4%; Q3 +8.4%
–Japan MOF: FY10 All Firm Current Profit +29.7% Vs Q3 Poll +31.8%