Reuters with the news from the Q3 Business Sentiment Index (a survey of large Japanese manufacturers)
- Japan July - September big manufacturers' business sentiment index +11.0 (vs april-june -6.0)
- October - December big manufacturers business sentiment index seen +10.5 (seen at +13.2 in prev survey)
- Japan firms see 2015/16 capital spending +6.1 pct year/year (+5.9 pct in prev survey)
The improved outlook for capex will be welcomed by authorities.
The BSI (Business Sentiment Index) measures the percentage of firms that expect the business environment to improve from the previous quarter minus the percentage that expect it to worsen.
