Capital Economics stated that the strong results from Japan's first-quarter Tankan survey could support a rate hike by the Bank of Japan this month. Marcel Thieliant, the firm's head of Asia-Pacific, noted that businesses appear unaffected by energy-related disruptions linked to Iran. He pointed out that weakening sentiment in energy-intensive sectors has been offset by resilience in other areas, adding that tightening labor market conditions, stronger capital expenditure plans among large firms, and inflation expectations exceeding the Bank of Japan's 2% target may prompt the central bank to tighten policy sooner rather than later.
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