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Economic news(2023/11/07)


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Decarbonization creates new national debt Supplementary budget bill supports energy-saving measures for housing, etc.

2023-11-07 19:07:00
In order to realize a decarbonized society, the government will utilize new national bonds to include measures to save energy in housing and support for the construction of production facilities for storage batteries, which are essential for electric vehicles, in this fiscal year's supplementary budget proposal. I decided to include it.

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Yen market price declines against the euro, temporarily dropping to the 161 yen level for the first time in about 15 years

2023-11-07 18:40:00
At the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 7th, the yen fell against the dollar.

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Joetsu Shinkansen's last train to be moved up by about 20 minutes due to revision next spring JR East

2023-11-07 18:38:00
JR East has announced that the last train of the Joetsu Shinkansen, which connects Tokyo and Niigata, will be moved up by about 20 minutes in a timetable revision next spring in order to allow time for equipment renewal work during the night.

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NTT President Shimada apologizes for illegally leaking 9 million pieces of personal information from a subsidiary in Western Japan

2023-11-07 18:26:00
Regarding the issue in which a former temporary employee at a subsidiary of NTT West illegally leaked about 9 million pieces of personal information, NTT President Akira Shimada said at a press conference on the 7th, ``There were rules, but actual governance was not working.'' "I apologized."

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Real wages in September decreased by 2.4% compared to the same month last year, negative for 18 consecutive months

2023-11-07 17:33:00
Prices remain high, and the real wage per worker in September decreased by 2.4% compared to the same month last year, marking the 18th consecutive month of negative wages.

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Stock price falls by more than 400 yen, sell orders spread to take profits

2023-11-07 16:18:00
In the Tokyo stock market on the 7th, sell orders to lock in immediate profits spread, and the Nikkei Stock Average fell by more than 400 yen.

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Seibu Railway will source electricity for all lines from renewable energy from January next year

2023-11-07 15:37:00
Seibu Railway, a major private railway company, has announced that starting from January next year, all electricity used on the lines it operates will essentially be sourced from renewable energy. In the railway industry, similar initiatives are spreading among other major private railway companies toward decarbonization.

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China's export value in October decreased by more than 6% compared to the same month last year, the sixth consecutive month of decline

2023-11-07 14:47:00
China's export value last month decreased by more than 6% compared to the same month last year, due to a large drop in exports to Europe and Southeast Asia. Exports have declined for the sixth consecutive month, weighing on the economic recovery.

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Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry subsidizes SoftBank's Hokkaido data center by up to 30 billion yen

2023-11-07 14:44:00
As the dispersal of data centers concentrated around Tokyo and Osaka to regional areas becomes an issue, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will establish a new data center in Hokkaido for use by major telecommunications company Softbank in the development of generative AI. They announced that they would provide up to 30 billion yen in subsidies for the plan.

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Stock price temporarily fell by more than 400 yen

2023-11-07 14:08:00
On the 7th, the Tokyo stock market and Nikkei average stock price temporarily fell by more than 400 yen. The Nikkei Stock Average has risen significantly by more than 2,000 yen in the four business days up to the 6th, and on the 7th, sell orders have increased in an attempt to lock in immediate profits.

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NTT enters self-driving buses, invests in US company, plans to start after 2025

2023-11-07 13:00:00
NTT has announced that it will enter the self-driving bus and taxi business. The plan is to invest approximately 11 billion yen in Japanese yen in an American startup company that will handle the development, and to start the service from 2025 onwards.

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stock price fall

2023-11-07 12:02:00
On the 7th, the Tokyo stock market and Nikkei average stock prices are falling.

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September household budget survey Real consumption decreased by 2.8% compared to the same month last year, 7 consecutive months of decline

2023-11-07 10:52:00
This September, the amount spent by households of two or more people on consumption was lower than the same month of the previous year for seven consecutive months, due to a decrease in spending on food due to rising food prices. .

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Announcement of the latest ChatGPT technology “Significant increase in the amount of data that can be handled at once”

2023-11-07 10:38:00
OpenAI, an American company that develops generative AI, has announced the latest technology to power ChatGPT. It is said that it has improved its capabilities by significantly increasing the amount of data that can be handled with one input, and the competition to develop generative AI is becoming even more intense.

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IPEF ministerial meeting with China in mind to be held in the US on November 13th and 14th

2023-11-07 09:58:00
The Biden administration in the United States has announced that a ministerial meeting of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), an economic partnership framework in which Japan and others participate, will be held in San Francisco, United States, on the 13th and 14th of this month.

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September household budget survey Real consumption decreased by 2.8% compared to the same month last year, 7 consecutive months of decline

2023-11-07 09:02:00
According to the September household budget survey released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the amount spent on consumption by households of two or more people was 282,969 yen, a decrease of 2.8% from the same month last year in real terms excluding price changes. I did. Consumer spending has declined for the seventh consecutive month.

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Real wages in September decreased by 2.4% compared to the same month last year, negative for 18 consecutive months

2023-11-07 08:34:00
Prices remain high, and the real wage per worker in September decreased by 2.4% compared to the same month last year, marking the 18th consecutive month of negative wages.

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Move to significantly raise “transfer allowances” spreads among major financial institutions

2023-11-07 04:32:00
There is a growing movement among major financial institutions with nationwide transfers to significantly increase allowances for transferred employees. While there are many employees who are reluctant to transfer or go on their own, the aim is to increase the motivation of transferees and ensure retention and retention of human resources.

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“Digital business cards” are becoming more popular on smartphones, and demand is expected to increase due to job changes and side jobs.

2023-11-07 04:24:00
Instead of paper business cards, ``digital business card'' services that allow people to introduce themselves on smartphones are becoming more and more popular. Because it is easy to change information and manage multiple job titles, the company that provides it is anticipating an increase in demand as more people change jobs and have side jobs.

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