Business sentiment among big Japanese manufacturers improved in September from an 11-year low but remains deep in the negative as the coronavirus pandemic continues to cast a pall over the economy, the Bank of Japan's Tankan survey showed Thursday.The key index measuring confidence among companies such as automobile and electronics makers rose to minus 27 in September from minus 34 in the June survey, the lowest since June 2009. It compares with the average market forecast of minus 23, calculated via a Kyodo News poll.The index last rose in December 2017, meaning that the September improvem…READ FULL ARTICLE
