Economists said that the Bank of Japan's short survey showed an improvement in Japanese business sentiment and an increase in capital expenditure plans, which may reinforce the reasons for the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates at this week's meeting. Takeshi Minami, an economist at the Agriculture, Forestry and Finance Research Institute, said, “Although there was negative growth in the July-September quarter, judging from a short survey, the supply and demand gap is showing an improvement trend, and it is expected that this will continue to drive up basic inflation. “But he added that considering inflation is expected to slow in the next fiscal year, the pace of monetary tightening after the next rate hike is likely to be slow.

Economists said that the Bank of Japan's short survey showed an improvement in Japanese business sentiment and an increase in capital expenditure plans, which may reinforce the reasons for the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates at this week's meeting. Takeshi Minami, an economist at the Agriculture, Forestry and Finance Research Institute, said, “Although there was negative growth in the July-September quarter, judging from a short survey, the supply and demand gap is showing an improvement trend, and it is expected that this will continue to drive up basic inflation. “But he added that considering inflation is expected to slow in the next fiscal year, the pace of monetary tightening after the next rate hike is likely to be slow.