2024-04-30 22:49:00
The growth rate of GDP (gross regional product) in the euro area, including Germany and France, from January to March increased by 0.3% compared to the previous three months, marking the first positive increase in three quarters. Germany's return to positive growth and Spain's strong economy are major factors.
2024-04-30 22:46:00
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings' financial results for the fiscal year ended March 2019 were in the black for the first time in two years, with a net profit of over 260 billion yen due to a reduction in the cost of procuring fuel for thermal power generation. .
2024-04-30 19:20:00
This year, the GDP (gross regional product) of the euro area, such as Germany and France, was announced from January to March, and the growth rate compared to the previous three months was +0.3%. In the euro area, interest rates have been maintained at high levels to curb inflation, and the growth rate has continued to be sluggish, but this time the growth rate exceeded market expectations of around 0.1%.
2024-04-30 19:15:00
In the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 30th, just after the holidays, nervous trading continued as concerns about market intervention increased, and the yen exchange rate fell slightly compared to last weekend.
2024-04-30 18:10:00
On the 30th, the Tokyo foreign exchange market continued to trade nervously due to a heightened sense of caution about market intervention following the sudden move toward a stronger yen on the 29th. Finance Minister Kanda was asked on the morning of the 30th if the government and the Bank of Japan had decided to intervene in the market, but he once again avoided commenting, saying, ``I have no comment on whether or not there has been any intervention.'' He expressed his intention to respond to trends 24 hours a day.
2024-04-30 16:17:00
According to the Japan Tourism Agency, the number of people who stayed at domestic hotels and inns last month was approximately 54.86 million, an increase of 8.2% from the same month last year, and a new record high for this month. did.
2024-04-30 15:41:00
On the 30th, just after the holidays, the Tokyo stock market saw buying orders for a wide range of stocks, and the Nikkei Stock Average rose by more than 600 yen at one point.
2024-04-30 13:17:00
Sumitomo Chemical has announced that its final deficit for last fiscal year is expected to expand to 310 billion yen, the largest ever, due to slumps in its pharmaceutical and petrochemical businesses. This is the third time the company has made downward revisions to its earnings forecasts, and the company says it will accelerate efforts to rationalize its business.
2024-04-30 13:08:00
An executive at a British company responsible for engine development for the next fighter jet that Japan is co-developing with the UK and Italy said in an interview with NHK, ``We will work with Japan and Italy to prepare for the threats we will face in 2035 and beyond.'' He expressed his intention to proceed with development in line with the deployment plan for 2035.
2024-04-30 12:27:00
On the 30th, the Tokyo foreign exchange market continued to trade nervously due to a heightened sense of caution about market intervention following the sudden move toward a stronger yen on the 29th. Finance Minister Kanda was asked on the morning of the 30th if the government and the Bank of Japan had decided to intervene in the market, but he once again avoided commenting, saying, ``I have no comment on whether or not there has been any intervention.'' He expressed his intention to respond to trends 24 hours a day.
2024-04-30 11:56:00
At the Tokyo stock market on the 30th, just after the holidays, there were buy orders for a wide range of stocks, and the Nikkei average stock price rose by more than 600 yen at one point.
2024-04-30 11:46:00
The British economic newspaper Financial Times and OpenAI, the American company that developed the generative AI ChatGPT, have announced a partnership. It is said that ChatGPT will be able to create article summaries, etc., and there is a growing movement among Western media to utilize generation AI.
2024-04-30 11:08:00
The industrial production index in March, which measures corporate production activity, was 3.8% higher than the previous month, marking the first increase in three months.
2024-04-30 11:01:00
On the 30th, just after the holidays, the Nikkei Stock Average rose by more than 600 yen. In addition to all major stock indexes rising in the New York market on the 29th, the yen has been gradually depreciating in the Tokyo foreign exchange market since the morning, so buy orders were placed in a wide range of stocks, mainly high-tech and automobile-related stocks. is appearing.
2024-04-30 10:17:00
On the 30th, just after the holidays, the Nikkei Stock Average rose by more than 500 yen at one point. In the New York market on the 29th, all major stock indexes rose, and buy orders were placed in a wide range of stocks, mainly high-tech and automobile-related stocks.
2024-04-30 10:03:00
In the foreign exchange market on the 29th, the yen's depreciation accelerated, reaching the 160 yen level to the US dollar, and then taking a turn in favor of the yen, with the yen rapidly rising to the 154 yen level at one point. did. Finance Minister Kanda was asked on the morning of the 30th if the government and the Bank of Japan had decided to intervene in the market, but he once again avoided commenting, saying, ``I have no comment on whether or not there has been any intervention.'' He expressed his intention to respond to trends 24 hours a day.
2024-04-30 09:33:00
The industrial production index for March, which indicates corporate production activity, was 101.1 with 2020 as 100, an increase of 3.8% over the previous month and the first increase in three months. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry maintained its basic assessment that the economy is ``in a weak tone, with some fluctuations.''
2024-04-30 09:15:00
In order to promote work style reform in the construction industry, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has published a new document summarizing the concept of remote inspections in order to popularize remote inspection methods that are necessary when constructing houses and buildings. We have created guidelines.
2024-04-30 09:09:00
In the foreign exchange market on the 29th, the yen's depreciation accelerated, reaching the 160 yen level to the US dollar, and then taking a turn in favor of the yen, with the yen rapidly rising to the 154 yen level at one point. did. Finance Minister Kanda was asked on the morning of the 30th if the government and the Bank of Japan had decided to intervene in the market, but he once again avoided commenting, saying, ``I have no comment on whether or not there has been any intervention.'' He expressed his intention to respond to trends 24 hours a day.
2024-04-30 05:55:00
The draft ministerial statement for the G7 climate, energy and environment ministerial meeting being held in Italy has been revealed. The plan includes a plan to phase out coal-fired power generation, which has not taken measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, by the first half of the 2030s.
2024-04-30 04:59:00
In order to prevent Japanese technology, such as semiconductors and aircraft-related technologies, from being diverted to military use overseas, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will require prior reporting when private companies transfer Japan's competitive technologies overseas. We are planning to introduce a new system.
2024-04-30 02:49:00
In the foreign exchange market on the 29th, the yen's depreciation further accelerated, and at one point the yen exchange rate hit the 160 yen level to the dollar for the first time in 34 years, but then the yen took a turn and started to appreciate against the dollar. = The price has risen to the 154 yen level. In the New York market since the night of the 29th (Japan time), prices have been volatile, dropping to the low 156 yen range to the dollar, and then rising by more than 1 yen at one point.
2024-04-30 00:05:00
While the yen temporarily fell to the 160 yen level to the dollar in the foreign exchange market, the weakest yen in 34 years, the U.S. Federal Reserve (Federal Reserve System) will hold a meeting to decide on monetary policy, which will have a major impact on the yen exchange rate. It starts from day. The contents of the press conference after the meeting will be closely watched, as if Chairman Powell makes cautious remarks about lowering interest rates, the yen could depreciate further.
