Investment important to overcome high resource prices.
We would like to share the Editorial in The Yomiuri Shimbun, July 5, 2022.
It is concerning that business sentiment in the manufacturing sector, which had been expected to drive the economic recovery with its strong performance, is declining conspicuously.
In the Bank of Japan’s Tankan quarterly economic survey for June, the diffusion index for large manufacturing companies, a main indicator of business sentiment, declined five points from the March survey to nine. This is the second consecutive quarterly deterioration.
