Japan’s capital spending prolongs decline as companies tighten purse strings
Q1 investments -7.8% yr / yr, seasonally adjusted -0.4% qtr / qtr Investments by manufacturers -6.4% year / year, non-manufacturers -8.5% Ordinary profits + 26.0% year / year, sales -3.0% TOKYO, June 1 (Reuters) – Japanese companies cut spending on factories and equipment for the fourth consecutive quarter in January-March,Read More →