Today’s data on labour cash earnings and housing starts in February continued this week’s run of generally disappointing news on the Japanese economy. The timelier Shoko Chukin survey for March did at least confirm the improving trend in conditions reported by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), while the manufacturing PMI remained comfortably above 50.
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