The Bank of Japan's latest quarterly survey of business sentiment has shed light on two important aspects of economic fundamentals.
The "tankan," released Dec. 13, provided a gloomy assessment of the economic recovery while offering fresh evidence that Japan's major manufacturers remain committed to bold capital-spending plans.
The diffusion index for major manufacturers, the main portion of the survey that measures their assessment of business conditions, showed no improvement since the previous survey in August.
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