Business confidence among Japan’s big manufacturers was expected to have edged up in the three months to September, although trade worries cloud the outlook, a Reuters poll found ahead of the central bank’s quarterly sentiment survey. The Bank of Japan’s quarterly tankan survey is expected to show the headline index for big manufacturers’ confidence rose to plus 22 in September from plus 21 three months ago, the poll of 16 economists showed. The sentiment index for non-manufacturers was seen slipping to plus 22 from plus 24 in the June survey, the poll found. The expected deterioration in service-sector sector mood ... (full story)