#PreMarket Primer for December 16: Japan's Tankan Survey Shows Broad Improvement
December 16, 2013 at 06:44 AM EST
The Bank of Japan's latest Tankan survey results showed that business confidence in the nation rose to its highest level in six years from October to December. Even more encouraging was that sentiment for smaller firms, which are normally last to receive the benefits of an economic recovery, also brightened. The