The government agency kept its basic assessment unchanged, saying that machinery orders are showing signs of picking up. Read more
Orders totaled ¥899.6 billion ($5.77 billion), the Cabinet Office said, marking a second consecutive month of growth. Read more
Japan's key gauge of capital spending grew much stronger than expected in February, rebounding sharply from the prior month's decline in a welcome sign for domestic demand even as... Read more
Japan's core machinery orders unexpectedly rose in October, climbing for a second straight month, data showed on Thursday, but remained down year-on-year as uncertainty about the global... Read more
Japan’s core machinery orders fell more than expected in July, as manufacturers in the world’s third-largest economy balk at new investments in the face of sluggish global growth... Read more
