• Flash Japan Manufacturing PMI™ at 52.8 in January (52.4 in December), highest since March 2014. • Flash Manufacturing Output Index at 53.3 (53.8 in December). Production increases at solid pace. • Newly-launched business expectations index at 44-month high. Today sees the latest public release of the Nikkei Flash Japan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index™ (PMI™). Published on a monthly basis approximately one week before final PMI data are released, this makes the PMI the earliest available indicator of manufacturing sector operating conditions in Japan. The estimate is typically based on approximately 85%–90% ... (full story)