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Economic news(2022/05/27)


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Closing the G7 Energy Ministers' Meeting "LNG plays an important role in de-Russia"

2022-05-27 23:39:00
The G7 = 7 major countries' meeting of climate, energy and environment ministers held in Germany ended after two days of discussions. The joint statement agreed that increasing the supply of LNG = liquefied natural gas will play an important role in the "de-Russia" of the energy sector.

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Closing the G7 Energy Ministers' Meeting "LNG plays an important role in de-Russia"

2022-05-27 22:26:00
The G7 = 7 major countries' meeting of climate, energy and environment ministers held in Germany ended after two days of discussions. The joint statement agreed that increasing the supply of LNG = liquefied natural gas will play an important role in the "de-Russia" of the energy sector.

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Closing the G7 Energy Ministers' Meeting "LNG plays an important role in de-Russia"

2022-05-27 21:05:00
The G7 = 7 major countries' meeting of climate, energy and environment ministers held in Germany ended after two days of discussions. The joint statement agreed that increasing the supply of LNG = liquefied natural gas will play an important role in the "de-Russia" of the energy sector.

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Japan-Russia private negotiations begin, including operating conditions for kelp fishing on the Northern Territories Shell Island

2022-05-27 19:11:00
Kombu fishing around Shell Island in the Northern Territories, which will be lifted from June 1st every year. It turned out that the private negotiations between Japan and Russia, which decide the operating conditions, started on the 27th, although it was delayed from the usual year due to the influence of the invasion of Ukraine.

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Bank of Japan's total assets renewed record highs Increased holdings due to purchases of government bonds, etc.

2022-05-27 18:31:00
The total assets of the Bank of Japan reached a record high of over 736 trillion yen as of the end of last year. As a large-scale monetary easing measure, we promoted the purchase of long-term government bonds and financial support for companies.

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Yen exchange rate decline

2022-05-27 18:06:00
The yen exchange rate fell in the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 27th.

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[Economic column]

2022-05-27 17:33:00
Since May 9th, after the Golden Week holidays in Japan, one of the crypto assets, "Tera USD", has plummeted. As a result, the price decline spread to other crypto assets. It was popular as a so-called "stablecoin" designed so that one tera was about the same value as one dollar, but the value was reduced to less than one tenth. What happened to Terra, which was supposed to be stable (= stable)? (Aya Shinoda, Reporter, Ministry of Economic Affairs)

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10 major electric power companies July electricity prices reached the highest level in the past 5 years

2022-05-27 17:11:00
The electricity prices for July of the 10 major electric power companies have risen at 4 companies due to the soaring fuel prices of thermal power generation, which is the highest level in the past 5 years that can be compared.

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Supporting the opening of "mobile stores" Demonstration experiment for new service commercialization begins

2022-05-27 17:08:00
A demonstration experiment aimed at commercializing a new service that supports the opening of mobile stores using cars began on the 27th in Tokyo.

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Fiji Participation Announcement at White House IPEF First in Pacific Island Country

2022-05-27 16:19:00
The White House in the United States has announced that Fiji in the South Pacific will be added to the IPEF = Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, a new economic partnership with China in mind, and the US-China conflict over the region is fierce. It is increasing.

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Stock price rise Received stock price rise in NY market

2022-05-27 16:18:00
On the 27th, the Tokyo stock market and the Nikkei Stock Average temporarily rose by more than 300 yen, but after that, the rate of increase was reduced.

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Agricultural White Paper “Diversification of Procurement Sources and Increase in Domestic Production” Concerned about Food Supply

2022-05-27 12:43:00
This year's "White Paper on Agriculture" was released on the 27th, and the invasion of Ukraine by Russia has raised concerns about food supply worldwide. It is pointed out that efforts are needed to increase the number of people.

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Mr. Kenji Nakajima, General Manager of the Policy Committee of the Head Office, was appointed as the General Manager of the Bank of Japan Nagoya Branch.

2022-05-27 11:21:00
Mr. Kenji Nakajima, who was the head of the policy committee of the head office, was appointed as the new branch manager of the Bank of Japan Nagoya Branch on the 27th.

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Tokyo 23 Wards May Consumer Price Index Preliminary figures 1.9% higher than the same month last year

2022-05-27 09:30:00
The consumer price index, which looks at the price movements of goods and services consumed at home, is 1.9% higher than the same month last year in May, excluding fresh food in the 23 wards of Tokyo, which is attracting attention as a leading indicator nationwide. Did.

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“Net external assets” is the first to exceed 400 trillion yen, and the yen equivalent swells due to the record high yen depreciation

2022-05-27 08:51:00
“Net external assets”, which is the amount of assets that Japan has overseas minus the amount of liabilities, exceeded 400 trillion yen for the first time at the end of last year, reaching a record high. It is the number one in the world for 31 consecutive years, mainly due to the swelling of assets when converted to yen due to the depreciation of the yen.

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G7 Environment Ministers' Meeting Statement Draft “Russia Invasion Concerns Cooperation in Ensuring Energy”

2022-05-27 06:51:00
The draft joint statement being coordinated at the G7 = Climate, Energy and Environment Ministers' Meeting of the Seven Major Countries in Germany has been revealed, and the impact of Russia's military invasion on the global energy market is strong. After expressing concern, it includes an attitude of coordinating efforts to secure energy supply such as investment in natural gas.

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NY Dow Jones Industrial Average Rise Over $ 500, Relieves Concerns about Deteriorating Corporate Performance

2022-05-27 05:55:00
In the New York stock market on the 26th, concerns about deterioration of corporate performance were eased by the fact that the financial results of some retail companies exceeded the market expectations, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose sharply to over $ 500. I did.

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