2025-01-17 16:14:00
A survey on personal lifestyle attitudes conducted by the Bank of Japan found that 31% of respondents believe prices will rise "significantly" one year from now, an increase of more than 5 percentage points from the previous survey and three months ago.
2025-01-17 16:07:00
Ahead of the inauguration of the new Trump administration, the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) conducted a survey of Japanese companies in the US. With regard to the impact of the policies of the new Trump administration, nearly half of the companies said they could not predict them at this time, while 25% said they would have a "negative impact."
2025-01-17 15:59:00
On the Tokyo stock market on the 17th, sell orders spread in response to the strengthening of the yen, and the Nikkei average temporarily fell by more than 500 yen, but there was then a buying back movement, resulting in a small drop in prices.
2025-01-17 15:09:00
Japan's Minister of Economic Revitalization Akazawa and Minister of Digital Affairs Taira will attend the World Economic Forum's annual meeting, the Davos Conference, to be held in Switzerland next week. They plan to promote Japan's efforts in the fields of economy and digital.
2025-01-17 13:58:00
A single head of cabbage is over 500 yen...! Prices just aren't stopping. To make people feel more comfortable in their daily lives, it is essential to achieve wage increases that exceed price increases. What will happen to Japan's economy in 2025? The three points that determine our lives are prices, wages, and interest rates. Economic expert and commentator Imai Junko will provide a detailed analysis of where these trends are headed using the latest data. *Information current as of January 17th. (Video: 7 minutes 34 seconds)
2025-01-17 12:57:00
Regarding the case in which a former Mitsubishi UFJ Bank employee was arrested on suspicion of stealing gold bars from a safe deposit box, Minister of Finance Katsuyuki Kato stated his intention to monitor the situation to ensure that measures to prevent recurrence are properly implemented.
2025-01-17 12:08:00
Following the fall of the three major stock price indexes on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on the 17th and on the New York Stock Exchange on the 16th, and the continued appreciation of the yen, sell orders were placed on many stocks, including semiconductors and automobiles, causing the Nikkei Stock Average to fall.
2025-01-17 11:45:00
On the 17th in the Tokyo foreign exchange market, expectations regarding the monetary policies of Japan and the United States led to awareness of a narrowing interest rate gap, leading to a rise in the trend of buying yen and selling dollars, and the yen temporarily rose to the 154 yen range per dollar for the first time in about a month.
2025-01-17 11:03:00
On the 17th, the Tokyo foreign exchange market saw a trend of buying yen and selling dollars, with the yen temporarily rising to the 154 yen to the dollar range for the first time in about a month. There are speculations that the US will speed up its further interest rate cuts, and that the Bank of Japan may decide to further raise interest rates at its monetary policy meeting this month. This has led to a trend of buying yen and selling dollars in anticipation of the narrowing interest rate gap between Japan and the US.
2025-01-17 10:45:00
Following the incident in which a former Mitsubishi UFJ Bank employee was arrested on suspicion of stealing gold bars from a safe deposit box, President Junichi Hanzawa spoke to reporters on the morning of the 17th, apologizing and saying that he takes his responsibility seriously. He also revealed his intention to review the content of the safe deposit box services currently being offered nationwide and to indicate a certain direction by March of this year.
2025-01-17 06:13:00
Retail sales in the United States, an indicator of trends in personal consumption, increased 0.4% in December compared to the previous month, indicating continued strong personal consumption.
2025-01-17 05:18:00
Regarding Nippon Steel's plan to acquire U.S. Steel, for which U.S. President Biden has issued a ban order, Bessent, who is nominated for Treasury Secretary in the incoming Trump administration, said that if the acquisition plan is resubmitted, "we will conduct the review as usual."
