Japan’s Q4 business mood likely improved, Omicron clouds outlook: Reuters poll
People wear protective masks in a shopping district amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Tokyo, Japan, December 14 , 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo/File Photo/File Photo/File Photo
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TOKYO, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Japan’s business mood improved in the three months to December and exports continued to benefit from robust global demand in November, a Reuters poll showed, offering policymakers hope the economy is gradually emerging from its pandemic-induced slump.
The data would bode well for the Bank of Japan, which is set to maintain ultra-easy policy next week and debate whether to phase out pandemic-relief fund schemes that expire in March.
The BOJ’s closely-watched “tankan” survey is likely to show the headline index for big manufacturers’ sentiment edged up to plus 19 in December from plus 18 three months ago, according to analysts polled by…
