TOKYO  – Big manufacturers in Japan remained gloomy in February and the service-sector mood slid for a second straight month, a Reuters’ poll showed, a sign that the global slowdown is holding back the country’s recovery from COVID-induced economic doldrums. The monthly Reuters Tankan, which closely tracks the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) key tankan quarterly … Continue reading Japan manufacturers gloomy as global slowdown hurts – Reuters Tankan