Economic news(2020/12/04)
US unemployment rate 6.7% in November Corona infection surges Slow employment recovery pace
2020-12-04 23:58:00
The unemployment rate in the United States last month was 6.7%, an improvement of only 0.2 points from the previous month. With the arrival of winter, the infection of the new coronavirus is spreading rapidly in various places, and the pace of employment recovery is slowing down.
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Prime Minister Suga "Continue to raise wages to prevent deflation" Economic and Fiscal Advisory Council
2020-12-04 23:41:00
At the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy of the government, a draft basic policy was presented to prevent the spread of infection and balance socio-economic activities in the budget formulation for the next fiscal year and the third fiscal year of Reiwa. In addition, Prime Minister Suga urged the flow of wage increases to continue in order to avoid a reversion to deflation.
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Prime Minister Suga "Continue to raise wages to prevent deflation" Economic and Fiscal Advisory Council
2020-12-04 21:09:00
At the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy of the government, a draft basic policy was presented to prevent the spread of infection and balance socio-economic activities in the budget formulation for the next fiscal year and the third fiscal year of Reiwa. In addition, Prime Minister Suga urged the flow of wage increases to continue in order to avoid a reversion to deflation.
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Yen exchange rate rises somewhat Tokyo foreign exchange market
2020-12-04 18:46:00
On the 4th, the Tokyo foreign exchange market, the yen exchange rate rose somewhat against the dollar.
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Stock price drops slightly
2020-12-04 15:35:00
On the 4th, the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Nikkei Stock Average fell slightly.
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To restart one Nippon Steel blast furnace Temporarily stopped at the new corona Ibaraki Kashima
2020-12-04 13:28:00
Nippon Steel, the largest steel company, will open one blast furnace at a steel mill in Kashima City, Ibaraki Prefecture, which has been temporarily suspended due to the global economic downturn caused by the spread of the new coronavirus infection, in late January next year. we decided to be resumed in prospect.
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Stock price decline Market officials "Investors are becoming more cautious"
2020-12-04 12:24:00
The stock price on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on the 4th is falling.
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Yen exchange rate rises somewhat
2020-12-04 12:15:00
On the 4th, the Tokyo foreign exchange market and the yen exchange rate have risen somewhat.
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Major oil-producing countries such as Saudi Arabia Agreed to raise production slightly from next month
2020-12-04 08:43:00
Major oil-producing countries such as Saudi Arabia and Russia continue to reduce production on a large scale due to sluggish demand for crude oil due to the new coronavirus, but crude oil prices are on the rise next year due to expectations for the spread of vaccines. We have decided to raise the production volume in January a little more than now.
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NY Stock Market Slightly rising for 3 consecutive days
2020-12-04 06:45:00
The Dow Jones Industrial Average on the New York stock market on the 3rd rose slightly.
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New Corona Greatly impacts women's employment Dismissals and leave are 1.4 times more than men
2020-12-04 04:50:00
The spread of the new coronavirus has a major impact on women's employment. When NHK conducted a survey of 68,000 men and women nationwide with experts, about 26% of women were affected by work, such as being forced to dismiss or take leave, which is 1.4 times that of men. I found out that there is.
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Considering reduction of corporate tax for companies with increased employment Government / ruling party as a measure against corona
2020-12-04 04:46:00
The government and the ruling party are targeting large corporations that have increased the total salary of newly hired employees by 2% or more from the previous year in order to stop the deterioration of the employment situation due to the effects of the new coronavirus. It turned out that we are considering the introduction of measures to reduce the burden on the government.
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Beware of cyber attacks with external connection services Update software
2020-12-04 04:29:00
Regarding external connection services that are increasingly used for telecommuting, some of the services provided by American companies may be used by domestic local governments and medical institutions without updating the software, and may be subject to cyber attacks. The Cabinet Cyber Security Center has issued a warning, if any.
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NTT DoCoMo's price cut "Low-capacity users will be satisfied with the price" President
2020-12-04 04:21:00
In an interview with NHK, NTT DoCoMo's president, Motoyuki Ii, emphasized the idea of aiming for a convincing price, including users with low data usage, regarding the price reduction that will be announced later this month. did.
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