Headlines via Reuters .... d'uh! :-D

  • Japan manufacturers index +26 in July, unchanged from June
  • Non-manufacturers index +33 in July, flat from June
  • Japan manufacturers October index seen +28, non-manufacturers +31

More:

  • Manufacturers' sentiment stood at a decade-high peak
  • Service-sector maintained its two-year high

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  • Poll of 549 large- and mid-sized firms, conducted between June 30 and July 13
  • 266 companies responded