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Economic news(2024/03/18)


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KDDI makes domestically produced AI developer a subsidiary and enters business for companies etc.

2024-03-18 20:15:00
KDDI has announced that it will acquire shares in Eliza, a startup company from the University of Tokyo that develops domestically produced generative AI, and will make it a subsidiary. The company announced last week the completion of Japan's largest domestically generated AI, and will enter the business for companies and local governments by making it a subsidiary.

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Daihatsu's name announced by the FTC: ``We were waiting, but we will set up a forum for discussions.''

2024-03-18 19:37:00
Automobile manufacturer Daihatsu Motor Corporation was named by the Fair Trade Commission as one of the companies that left transaction prices unchanged without consulting with many of its business partners amid rising labor costs. ``Up until now, we had been taking a waiting attitude,'' and stated that they intend to proactively set up forums for discussions in the future.

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Yen exchange rate: The yen depreciates to the low 149 yen level to the dollar, due to speculation regarding monetary policy.

2024-03-18 19:12:00
In the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 8th, the beginning of the week, the yen depreciated to the low 149 yen level to the dollar, as speculation regarding monetary policy in Japan and the United States led to a move to sell the yen and buy the dollar.

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Bank of Japan Monetary Policy Meeting to consider lifting negative interest rate policy

2024-03-18 19:10:00
The Bank of Japan's monetary policy meeting began on the 18th. On the first day, the nine policy committee members are believed to have exchanged opinions on the wage and price situation based on data from the spring labor union, and will discuss specific issues such as lifting negative interest rates at the meeting on the 19th.

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Stock prices rise by more than 1,000 yen, and buying orders increase in hopes of overcoming deflation

2024-03-18 16:16:00
The Tokyo stock market opens the week on the 18th, with the expectation that the Bank of Japan will change its large-scale easing measures at the monetary policy meeting that has been held since the 18th, and the Japanese economy will emerge from deflation. The Nikkei Stock Average rose by more than 1,000 yen as expectations rose and buying orders increased.

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Stock price rises by more than 1,000 yen, yen depreciates, buy orders centered on export-related items

2024-03-18 15:09:00
The Tokyo stock market opened on the 18th, and the Nikkei average stock price rose by more than 1,000 yen from the end of last week.

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Daihatsu Shiga Plant resumes production of 3 models including “Rocky” for the first time in about 3 months

2024-03-18 13:02:00
Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. has resumed production of some vehicle models from the 18th at its Shiga factory in Ryuo-cho, Shiga Prefecture, which had been suspended due to the issue of fraudulent acquisition of national certification. It has been about three months since production resumed at this factory.

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Bank of Japan Monetary Policy Meeting to consider lifting negative interest rate policy

2024-03-18 12:53:00
The Bank of Japan will hold a monetary policy meeting for two days starting on the 18th. Within the Bank of Japan, there is a growing view that the spring wage increase rate has reached the highest level in 33 years, and that the environment is ripe for a change in large-scale monetary easing measures, and that the meeting will consider lifting the negative interest rate policy. .

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Stock price rose by more than 900 yen at one point, buying orders for a wide range of stocks due to the weaker yen

2024-03-18 12:11:00
On the 18th, the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Nikkei Stock Average rose by more than 900 yen at one point due to buying orders for a wide range of stocks due to the continued depreciation of the yen.

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Bank of Japan Monetary Policy Meeting to consider lifting negative interest rate policy

2024-03-18 11:55:00
The Bank of Japan will hold a monetary policy meeting for two days starting on the 18th. Within the Bank of Japan, there is a growing view that the spring wage increase rate has reached the highest level in 33 years, and that the environment is ripe for a change in large-scale monetary easing measures, and that the meeting will consider lifting the negative interest rate policy. .

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Machinery orders in January are down from the previous month, with the basic assessment lowered for the first time in 1 year and 2 months

2024-03-18 11:23:00
January's ``machinery order statistics,'' which indicate the future outlook for corporate capital investment, showed that the amount of orders received from domestic companies was lower than the previous month for the first time in two months. In response to this, the Cabinet Office lowered its basic assessment for the first time in 1 year and 2 months.

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Stock price rose by more than 900 yen at one point, with buying orders mainly related to exports such as automobiles

2024-03-18 11:15:00
At the beginning of the week, on the 18th, the Tokyo stock market and the Nikkei average stock price rose by more than 900 yen.

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Daihatsu Shiga Plant resumes production of 3 models including “Rocky” for the first time in about 3 months

2024-03-18 10:50:00
Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. has resumed production of some vehicle models from the 18th at its Shiga factory in Ryuo-cho, Shiga Prefecture, which had been suspended due to the issue of fraudulent acquisition of national certification. It has been about three months since production resumed at this factory.

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Stock price temporarily rose by more than 800 yen; buy orders mainly related to exports such as automobiles

2024-03-18 10:12:00
At the beginning of the week, on the 18th, the Tokyo stock market and the Nikkei average stock price rose by more than 800 yen.

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Bank of Japan Monetary Policy Meeting to consider lifting negative interest rate policy from today

2024-03-18 05:04:00
The Bank of Japan will hold a monetary policy meeting from the 18th. Within the Bank of Japan, there is a growing view that the spring labor wage increase rate has reached the highest level in 33 years, and that the environment is ripe for a change in large-scale monetary easing measures, and the Bank will consider lifting the negative interest rate policy at its meeting.

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US Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting will begin on the 19th, and what it will say about the timing of interest rate cuts will be in focus

2024-03-18 04:52:00
The Federal Reserve Board of the United States will hold a two-day meeting to decide on monetary policy starting on the 19th. Most of the market view is that the policy rate will be left unchanged for the fifth consecutive meeting, and the focus is on what Chairman Powell will say in his post-meeting press conference about when to start lowering interest rates.

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Safety evaluation system to strengthen cyber measures for “IoT” starts next year

2024-03-18 04:11:00
As the risk of cyberattacks on home appliances and industrial equipment connected to the Internet is increasing, the government will start a new system to evaluate product safety from next fiscal year (2024) in order to strengthen countermeasures. became.

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Trump: “100% tariff on cars made in Mexico by Chinese manufacturers”

2024-03-18 00:44:00
Former President Trump of the United States gave a speech in the midwestern state of Ohio on the 16th and said that he would impose ``100% tariffs'' on cars produced in Mexico by Chinese manufacturers. In early March, he announced his intention to impose 50% tariffs, but quickly doubled them to reiterate his tough stance on China.

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