Tankan to signal weaker growth in Q2 and Q3

The Bank of Japan’s Tankan Survey for June (to be released on Monday) will probably show no improvement in business conditions in the second quarter, and predictions for Q3 are likely to remain weak. The Tankan is also likely to be a less reliable guide to GDP growth than usual due to the effects of the government’s reconstruction stimulus.

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