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TOKYO | Japan's 'tankan' economic survey shows sentiment flat

TOKYO | Japan’s ‘tankan’ economic survey shows sentiment flat

TOKYO— A key quarterly economic survey by the Bank of Japan shows sentiment among large manufacturers remained unchanged, as worries about global trade tensions persisted.

The “tankan” survey, released Friday, says sentiment remained flat for a second month after three quarters of decline.

The survey, long seen as an important indicator of the state of the world’s third largest economy, looks at…

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BERLIN | German factory orders up for 3rd straight month in October

BERLIN | German factory orders up for 3rd straight month in October

BERLIN — German factory orders edged up 0.3 percent in October as a large increase in demand from other countries in the eurozone outweighed a fall in domestic orders.

The month-on-month rise reported Thursday by the Economy Ministry was the third consecutive increase in orders, an important indicator for Europe’s biggest economy. They were up 0.1 percent in September and 2.3 percent in August.

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BERLIN | German factory orders edge higher in September

BERLIN | German factory orders edge higher in September

BERLIN — German factory orders edged up unexpectedly in September, pushed higher by demand from inside the country and elsewhere in the 19-nation eurozone.

The Economy Ministry said Tuesday that orders were up 0.3 percent compared with the previous month, following a 2.5 percent rise in August. Economists had expected a 0.5 percent decline.

The ministry said there was an above-average number of…

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