The monthly Reuters Tankan (the Bank of Japan publishes their tankan survey quarterly)

November manufacturers' sentiment index 3 vs 7 in October

  • fell for the 3rd straight month to
  • Lowest in around 2 & 1/2 years (since minus 4 in April 2013)
  • Expected to be unchanged in February

Service-sector index 22 in November (27 in October)

  • lowest since March
  • Expected to fall to 21 in February

Reuters Tankan poll of 514 big and mid-sized Japanese companies

  • Between October 26 and November 6
  • 260 responded

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