If you haven't had enough BOJ Tankan here's more from the Nikkei:
(ps. yesterday's Q1 Tankan survey results are here, more here and here!).
OK, back to the Nikkei ... (bolding mine):
- indexes for automobiles, electrical machinery and steel -- which are all ramping up exports -- remained flat
- business sentiment is not keeping pace with the improvements in exports and corporate earnings
- The yen has been strengthening slowly against the euro since the start of this year, while hovering around 120 to the dollar. Companies are unsure how long the soft yen will last, said an official at the BOJ
- Large manufacturers are assuming an average exchange rate of 111.81 yen to the dollar in their fiscal 2015 business plans
- Uncertain economic outlooks abroad also have companies worried
