JAPAN DATA: More frrom Tankan quarterly survey by the Bank of Japan:
— BOJ DEC TANKAN: SMALL NON-MANUFACTURERS INDEX -14; SEP -19
— BOJ DEC TANKAN: SMALL MANUFACTURERS INDEX -8 VS SEP -11
— BOJ TANKAN:FORECAST FOR MARCH LARGE NON-MANUFACTURERS
— BOJ DEC TANKAN LARGE NON-MANUFACTURERS INDEX +4 VS SEP +1
— BOJ DEC TANKAN: BIG FIRMS FY11 CURRENT PROFIT -9.0% VS -4.3%
— BOJ DEC TANKAN:SMALL FIRMS SEE FY11 CAPEX -12.3% VS SEP -17.7%
— BOJ DEC TANKAN: BIG FIRMS SEE FY11 CAPEX +1.4%; +3.0% IN SEP
— BOJ DEC TANKAN: FY11 TOTAL CAPEX SEEN FLAT VS +0.2% IN SEP
— BOJ TANKAN: FORECAST FOR MARCH LARGE MANUFACTURERS INDEX: -5
— BOJ OFFICIAL: BIG MFG WEAKNESS HURTING OVERALL CAPEX PLANS
— BOJ OFFICIAL ON TANKAN: FIRMS CAN’T PASS ALONG HIGHER COSTS