Bank of Japan Tankan Survey Gives Off Mixed Signals in June; Sentiment Declines Among Automakers as Trump Tariffs Felt

By Kentaro Otsuka and Yuiko Sakashita / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers
16:32 JST,
July 2, 2025
The Bank of Japan’s quarterly Tankan survey gave off mixed signals in June as large manufacturers saw their diffusion index improve slightly for the first time in two quarters. However, this positive trend was heavily overshadowed by dampened sentiment among automakers, who are being directly hit b...
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