JUST IN ⚡️: 🇯🇵 Japan’s markets are flashing a stronger-growth signal. Manufacturing PMI jumped to 54.1, beating expectations, while large manufacturers’ business confidence reached an 8-year high. The Nikkei surged 2%, adding around $150B in market value. Now the key question: Does stronger economic momentum increase pressure on the BoJ to keep raising interest rates—and what could that mean for Japanese stocks and the yen?