Following the release of the BOJ Tankan survey, the manufacturing DI is expected to improve from the previous survey. Meanwhile, expectations that corporate inflation forecasts will remain elevated continue to prevail.
Following the release of the BOJ Tankan survey, the manufacturing DI has been reported to show signs of improvement. Market participants are focusing on the possibility that manufacturing sentiment has begun to turn more positive as business conditions improve.
Regarding corporate inflation expectations, views that they will remain elevated continue to be widely expressed, with the impact of wages and raw-material costs cited as key factors.
The article focuses primarily on the Tankan results and trends in inflation expectations, while attention is turning to additional information and the timing of the next Tankan release.