2024-03-21 22:49:00
The UK's central bank, the Bank of England, announced that it would keep interest rates unchanged. This is the fifth time in a row that the Bank has left the rate unchanged, and it appears that the Bank is carefully considering the timing of a rate cut while assessing the impact that high interest rates will have on the economy.
2024-03-21 22:38:00
Switzerland's central bank announced it would cut its policy interest rate by 0.25% to 1.5%. This is the first interest rate cut in nine years, and the Bank is the first central bank to do so, citing a declining trend in inflation.
2024-03-21 21:37:00
The UK's central bank, the Bank of England, announced on the 21st that it would keep its policy interest rate unchanged at the current 5.25%. Interest rates have been left unchanged for five consecutive times since September last year. In the UK, the consumer price index in February rose 3.4% compared to the same month last year, with the growth rate slowing from the previous month. However, since the 2% price target has been exceeded, the Bank of England is expected to maintain high interest rates while carefully considering the timing of lowering interest rates while assessing the impact on the economy.
2024-03-21 21:02:00
In order to rebuild businesses affected by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, an online meeting was held between the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and economic organizations in the disaster-stricken areas. We decided to strengthen collaboration by sharing issues facing companies and precedents for solving them.
2024-03-21 20:06:00
Japan Airlines, a major airline, has announced a policy to expand its international flight business by 1.4 times by 2030. We aim to purchase 42 new aircraft to strengthen our business with a focus on international routes, which are performing well, and also to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by introducing new aircraft with high fuel efficiency.
2024-03-21 19:28:00
In the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 21st, the yen depreciated to the low 151 yen level to the dollar, reflecting the Bank of Japan's policy of not rushing to raise interest rates even after the change in monetary policy.
2024-03-21 18:39:00
At a press conference on the 21st, Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Kobayashi said that the wage increase rate in this year's spring labor movement exceeded 5% for the first time in 33 years, according to Rengo figures, and said that this was a very positive trend. , expressed the view that this will serve as a basis for small and medium-sized enterprises to consider raising wages.
2024-03-21 18:35:00
Japan Airlines, a major airline, has announced a policy to expand its international flight business by 1.4 times by 2030. We aim to purchase 42 new aircraft to strengthen our business with a focus on international routes, which are performing well, and also to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by introducing new aircraft with high fuel efficiency.
2024-03-21 18:01:00
As the Bank of Japan lifted its negative interest rate policy and began applying a new policy rate, interest rates in the short-term financial market, known as the "call market," turned positive.
2024-03-21 17:25:00
The average price of newly built condominiums sold in February in Tokyo and three prefectures in the Tokyo metropolitan area was 71.22 million yen, exceeding the same month of the previous year for the fourth consecutive month.
2024-03-21 16:39:00
At the Tokyo stock market on the 21st, the Nikkei Stock Average rose by more than 800 yen against the backdrop of rising American stocks and a weaker yen, reaching a new all-time high at closing.
2024-03-21 16:29:00
Japan Airlines, a major airline, has announced a plan to purchase 42 new aircraft and expand its international flight business by 1.4 times by 2030.
2024-03-21 15:00:00
American entrepreneur Elon Musk's venture company has released a video showing that patients who had a small device implanted in their brains in a clinical trial were ``operating the screen just by thinking.''
2024-03-21 14:26:00
On the 21st, the Nikkei Stock Average rose more than 800 yen to the 40,800 yen level, setting a new all-time high during trading hours.
2024-03-21 13:00:00
In the Tokyo stock market on the 21st, expectations for interest rate cuts in the United States led to widespread buying orders, and the Nikkei Stock Average rose by more than 700 yen at one point to the 40,700 yen level, setting a new all-time high during trading hours. did.
2024-03-21 12:35:00
With the Bank of Japan lifting its negative interest rate policy and starting to apply a new policy rate, a series of transactions with positive interest rates were concluded in the short-term financial market called the "call market" on the morning of the 21st. did.
2024-03-21 12:10:00
Financial assets held by individuals reached a record high of 2,141 trillion yen as of the end of December last year. This was due to an increase in the balance of stocks and investment trusts due to rising stock prices.
2024-03-21 12:05:00
On the 20th, in the New York foreign exchange market, the interest rate differential between Japan and the United States increased due to the view that interest rate cuts will be carried out as expected this year, based on the outlook for future interest rates presented by the Federal Reserve Board and Chairman Powell's press conference. The Japanese yen exchange rate temporarily rose to the low 150 yen level as people became conscious of the contraction in the economy.
2024-03-21 12:04:00
In the Tokyo stock market on the 21st, expectations for interest rate cuts in the United States led to widespread buying orders, and the Nikkei Stock Average rose by more than 700 yen at one point to the 40,700 yen level, setting a new all-time high during trading hours. did.
2024-03-21 11:49:00
The Federal Reserve Board of the United States held a meeting to decide on monetary policy and announced on the 20th that it had decided to leave the policy interest rate unchanged. This is the fifth consecutive meeting in which the Fed has kept interest rates on hold. Furthermore, the outlook for policy interest rates presented by meeting participants maintained the assumption that interest rates would be cut three times this year.
2024-03-21 10:48:00
The trade balance in February was a deficit of over 370 billion yen, the second consecutive month of trade deficit. However, the deficit decreased by nearly 60% compared to the same month last year due to the declining price of imports of energy such as coal and the increase in exports of automobiles.
2024-03-21 10:35:00
On the 20th, in the New York foreign exchange market, the interest rate differential between Japan and the United States increased due to the view that interest rate cuts will be carried out as expected this year, based on the outlook for future interest rates presented by the Federal Reserve Board and Chairman Powell's press conference. The Japanese yen exchange rate temporarily rose to the low 150 yen level as people became conscious of the contraction in the economy.
2024-03-21 10:32:00
In the Tokyo stock market on the 21st, expectations for interest rate cuts in the United States led to widespread buying orders, and the Nikkei Stock Average rose by more than 700 yen at one point to the 40,700 yen level, setting a new all-time high during trading hours. did.
2024-03-21 10:27:00
The Federal Reserve Board of the United States held a meeting to decide on monetary policy and announced on the 20th that it had decided to leave the policy interest rate unchanged. This is the fifth consecutive meeting in which the Fed has kept interest rates on hold. Furthermore, the outlook for policy interest rates presented by meeting participants maintained the assumption that interest rates would be cut three times this year.
2024-03-21 10:01:00
In the Tokyo stock market on the 21st, expectations for an interest rate cut in the United States led to widespread buying orders, and the Nikkei Stock Average rose by more than 600 yen at one point to the 40,600 yen level, setting a new all-time high during trading hours. did.
2024-03-21 09:59:00
According to February trade statistics released by the Ministry of Finance, the trade balance (exports minus imports) was in the red at 379.4 billion yen. This is the second consecutive month that the trade balance is in the red.
2024-03-21 06:46:00
In an effort to encourage companies to reform their management, domestic asset management companies are tightening standards for exercising voting rights, such as opposing the appointment of representative directors at general shareholder meetings for companies with low profitability or low stock market evaluations. There is a movement to do so.
2024-03-21 06:45:00
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will introduce a new system to evaluate the efforts of automakers, such as the development of charging infrastructure, to determine the amount of subsidies for the spread of electric vehicles (EV). From next year, the subsidy amount will change depending on the evaluation, and in some cases there will be a difference of 200,000 yen depending on the manufacturer, even for jointly developed cars.
2024-03-21 06:42:00
In the New York financial market on the 20th, the yen market temporarily declined due to the view that interest rate cuts will be carried out as expected this year in response to the outlook for future interest rates presented by the Federal Reserve Board and Chairman Powell's press conference. In addition to rising to the low 150 yen level to the dollar, the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a new all-time high.
2024-03-21 06:26:00
President Biden of the United States has announced that he will provide approximately 1.3 trillion yen in subsidies to semiconductor manufacturer Intel for factory construction costs. President Biden, who is seeking re-election in the fall presidential election, appears to be aiming to emphasize his strong support for domestic manufacturing.
2024-03-21 05:52:00
The Federal Reserve Board of the United States held a meeting to decide on monetary policy and announced on the 20th that it had decided to leave the policy interest rate unchanged. This is the fifth consecutive meeting in which the Fed has kept interest rates on hold. Furthermore, the outlook for policy interest rates presented by meeting participants maintained the assumption that interest rates would be cut three times this year.
2024-03-21 05:17:00
Among Japanese companies that are working to strengthen their businesses using generative AI, there is a growing movement to collaborate with American semiconductor giant NVIDIA. The background to this is the global competition for high-performance semiconductors that are essential for AI.
2024-03-21 04:40:00
On the 20th, in the New York foreign exchange market, the interest rate differential between Japan and the United States increased due to the view that interest rate cuts will be carried out as expected this year, based on the outlook for future interest rates presented by the Federal Reserve Board and Chairman Powell's press conference. The Japanese yen exchange rate temporarily rose to the low 150 yen level as people became conscious of the contraction in the economy.
