REUTERS SURVEY shows over half of Japanese firms say yen weakness is hurting profits.

Bank of Japan's June quarterly survey showed 90.4% of Japanese households expect prices to be higher in one year, up from 83.7% in the prior survey.

As of July 15, 2026, 756 Shanghai main-board issuers posted H1 2026 profit forecasts; 306 signalled expected profit growth or turnarounds. Of those, 215 forecast maximum increases above 100%, concentrated in basic chemicals, nonferrous metals, electronics, electric power equipment and non-bank financials. Basic chemicals (35), nonferrous metals (33) and electronics (25) lead the pack; the three sectors account for 93 firms, roughly 30% of the positive forecasts.