This page is the news announced by NHK, a representative TV station in Japan.

Economic news(2023/08/17)


Kyoto   Hakone

Tokyo market yen exchange rate 1 dollar = price drops to the mid-146 yen range

2023-08-17 18:29:00
In the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 17th, due to the view that the US will raise interest rates further and the interest rate differential between Japan and the US will widen, the yen exchange rate temporarily fell to the mid-146 yen level to the dollar, and has fallen since November last year. The yen depreciated against the dollar to the level for the first time in about nine months.

TOP

The average price of new condominiums in July in Tokyo and 3 prefectures is 99.4 million yen, more than 50% compared to the previous year↑

2023-08-17 16:58:00
The average price of new condominiums released in July in the Tokyo metropolitan area was 99.4 million yen, up more than 50% from the same month last year. The condominiums built on the site of the Olympic athletes' village boosted the whole.

TOP

Stock price temporarily dropped by more than 400 yen due to concerns about prolonged US interest rate hikes

2023-08-17 15:42:00
On the Tokyo stock market on the 17th, sell orders were placed on a wide range of stocks due to concerns about the prolonged interest rate hike in the United States, and the Nikkei Stock Average dropped by more than 400 yen at one point.

TOP

Bond market long-term interest rate temporarily rises to 0.655% for the first time in two weeks

2023-08-17 14:34:00
In the bond market on the 17th, the selling of Japanese government bonds increased, and the long-term interest rate temporarily rose to 0.655%, the highest level in two weeks.

TOP

Tokyo market yen exchange rate 1 dollar = price drops to the mid-146 yen range

2023-08-17 12:53:00
In the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 17th, the yen exchange rate dropped to the mid-146 yen level against the US dollar due to the view that an additional interest rate hike will be carried out in the United States, and the yen has weakened to the level for the first time in about nine months since November last year. The dollar is getting stronger.

TOP

Stock price temporarily dropped by more than 400 yen due to concerns about prolonged US interest rate hikes

2023-08-17 12:22:00
In the Tokyo stock market on the 17th, stock prices fell in the New York market due to a sense of caution that the interest rate hike in the United States would continue for a long time. doing.

TOP

Stock price temporarily dropped by more than 400 yen due to concerns about prolonged US interest rate hikes

2023-08-17 11:09:00
On the 17th, the Tokyo stock market saw a general decline in response to the drop in stock prices in the New York market due to a sense of caution that the US interest rate hike would be prolonged, and the Nikkei Stock Average temporarily fell by more than 400 yen. Masu.

TOP

July trade balance deficit of 78.7 billion yen due to a decrease in exports such as semiconductor manufacturing equipment

2023-08-17 11:03:00
The trade balance in July recorded a trade deficit for the first time in two months, affected by a decrease in the value of imports such as crude oil and a decrease in the value of exports such as semiconductor manufacturing equipment. However, the deficit amounted to 78.7 billion yen, a significant reduction of more than 90% from the same month last year.

TOP

Machinery orders for April to June decreased by 3.2% from the previous three months and decreased for the first time in two quarters

2023-08-17 10:35:00
According to the "Machine Orders Statistics" released by the Cabinet Office, which shows the future of capital investment by companies, from April to June, the amount of orders received by major machinery manufacturers from domestic companies will fluctuate greatly. Excluding electricity, it was 2,585.5 billion yen. It was 3.2% lower than the previous three months, and decreased for the first time in two quarters.

TOP

Stock price temporarily dropped by more than 300 yen due to concerns about prolonged US interest rate hikes

2023-08-17 10:03:00
In the Tokyo stock market on the 17th, the Nikkei Stock Average temporarily fell by more than 300 yen in response to the drop in stock prices in the New York market due to concerns about the prolonged interest rate hike in the United States.

TOP

Trade balance deficit of 78.7 billion yen in July

2023-08-17 09:56:00
According to last month's trade statistics released by the Ministry of Finance, the balance of trade, which is the difference between imports and exports, was a deficit of 78.7 billion yen. The trade balance turned to a surplus in June for the first time in 1 year and 11 months, but turned to a deficit again.

TOP

Ehime A major shipbuilding company built one of the world's largest container ships.

2023-08-17 07:41:00
One of the world's largest containerships, built by a major shipbuilding company in Ehime Prefecture, has begun operating, and as international competition over transportation costs intensifies in the shipping industry, attention is focused on whether this will lead to strengthening the competitiveness of Japanese companies. .

TOP

NY market temporarily dropped to 1 dollar = 146 yen level, updated the lowest price this year

2023-08-17 07:05:00
On the 16th, in the foreign exchange market in New York, the yen exchange rate temporarily fell to the 146 yen level to the dollar. It is the first time in about nine months since last November that the yen exchange rate hits the 146 yen level to the dollar.

TOP

Ehime A major shipbuilding company built one of the world's largest container ships.

2023-08-17 04:47:00
One of the world's largest containerships, built by a major shipbuilding company in Ehime Prefecture, has begun operating, and as international competition over transportation costs intensifies in the shipping industry, attention is focused on whether this will lead to strengthening the competitiveness of Japanese companies. .

TOP


Kyoto   Mt.Fuji


EN      CS      KO      PT