Japan data – Reuters Tankan – Manufacturing index +6 in January from +12 in December

<p>Reuters Tankan for January 2023:</p><p>Manufacturing index +6 from +12 in December</p><ul><li>manufacturing index seen at +6 in April</li></ul><p>Services index +29 in January from +26 in December</p><ul><li>services index seen at +27 in April</li></ul><p>more to come</p><p>***</p><p>Reuters Tankan is a monthly survey that seeks to track the Bank of Japan's tankan quarterly survey</p><ul><li>respondents spoke on the condition of anonymity</li><li>Reuters Tankan indexes are calculated by subtracting the percentage of pessimistic respondents from optimistic ones. A positive reading means optimists outnumber pessimists.</li></ul>

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