The highlight of the past month was the upbeat Tankan survey of business confidence, which showed a broadening economic recovery with diminishing spare capacity and a tightening labour market. This represents one of the last nails in the coffin of the zero interest rate policy (ZIRP). The official data on consumer spending has taken another turn for the worse, but this is trumped by the improvement in surveys of confidence among consumer-facing businesses.
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