JAPAN DATA: More from quarterly survey of corporate capital spending,
profits, and other business plans by the Ministry of Finance:
— Japan Q3 Non-Financial Firm Capex Posts 2nd Straight Y/Y Fall
— Japan Q3 Capex (Ex-Software) -11.0% Y/Y Vs Q2 -8.2%
— Japan Q3 Capex (Ex-Software) S/A -2.7% Q/Q; MNI F’cast +4.0%
— Japan Q3 Manufacturer Capex -1.6% Y/Y Vs Q2 -2.0%
— Japan Q3 Non-Manufacturer Capex -14.3% Y/Y Vs Q2 -10.7%
— Japan Q3 Non-Fncl Firm Current Profit -8.5% Y/Y Q2 -14.6%