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Economic news(2022/03/16)


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Inflation accelerates due to tightening economic sanctions in Russia Price increase to 9% year-on-year

2022-03-16 21:31:00
In Russia, prices are accelerating due to the sharp fall in the currency ruble due to the tightening of sanctions in each country.

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Asahi Group Foods to collect more than 35,000 foreign substances in sweets for infants

2022-03-16 20:37:00
Asahi Group Foods, a food maker, announced that it will voluntarily collect more than 35,000 pieces of confectionery for infants, alleging that they contain metal foreign substances.

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Shunto intensive answer day Full answer is also available at major companies such as automobiles and electric appliances

2022-03-16 19:11:00
The 16th is the intensive response day for this year's shunto. Following the recovery in business performance, the management side has responded one after another at a level higher than last year, and major companies such as automobiles and electric appliances have given full responses as requested by the labor union. However, with Russia's military invasion of Ukraine and other factors, uncertainty about the future of the economy is increasing, and the focus is on how far the movement to raise wages will spread.

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Yen exchange rate against the dollar from the outlook for the Fed's rate hike decision

2022-03-16 18:28:00
In the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 16th, the Fed (Federal Reserve Board), which is the central bank of the United States, is expected to decide to raise interest rates at a meeting to decide monetary policy, so there is a growing movement to sell low interest rates and buy dollars. , The yen exchange rate has dropped.

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Shunto intensive answer day Full answer is also available at major companies such as automobiles and electric appliances

2022-03-16 17:53:00
The 16th is the intensive response day for this year's shunto. Following the recovery in business performance, the management side has responded one after another at a level higher than last year, and major companies such as automobiles and electric appliances have given full responses as requested by the labor union. However, with Russia's military invasion of Ukraine and other factors, uncertainty about the future of the economy is increasing, and the focus is on how far the movement to raise wages will spread.

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Russia's view of “government bond default” is strengthened due to the freeze on foreign currency reserves

2022-03-16 16:43:00
Russia, which is subject to strict economic sanctions from Western countries, will reach the deadline for interest payments on dollar-denominated government bonds one after another from the 16th. There is a growing view that default = default due to the fact that a large amount of foreign currency reserves have been frozen due to sanctions.

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"Decarbonization" Latest Business Exhibition Exhibiting 100 domestic and overseas companies, etc. Tokyo

2022-03-16 16:36:00
An exhibition introducing the latest businesses has begun to help companies reduce carbon dioxide emissions toward the realization of a carbon-free society.

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Shunto intensive answer day Full answer is also available at major companies such as automobiles and electric appliances

2022-03-16 16:03:00
The 16th is the intensive response day for this year's shunto. Following the recovery in business performance, the management side has responded one after another at a level higher than last year, and major companies such as automobiles and electric appliances have given full responses as requested by the labor union. However, with Russia's military invasion of Ukraine and other factors, uncertainty about the future of the economy is increasing, and the focus is on how far the movement to raise wages will spread.

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Expected to recover consumption with the policy of canceling the spread prevention of stock prices

2022-03-16 15:59:00
Expectations for a recovery in consumption have risen in the Tokyo stock market on the 16th as the government decided to lift priority measures such as spread prevention, which is due on the 21st next week, in 18 prefectures. As a result, the stock price has risen significantly.

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Russia's view of “government bond default” is strengthened due to the freeze on foreign currency reserves

2022-03-16 15:35:00
Russia, which is subject to strict economic sanctions from Western countries, will reach the deadline for interest payments on dollar-denominated government bonds one after another from the 16th. There is a growing view that default = default due to the fact that a large amount of foreign currency reserves have been frozen due to sanctions.

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Gasoline retail price rises for 10 consecutive weeks National average 1 liter 175.2 yen

2022-03-16 15:26:00
The retail price of regular gasoline this week was 175.2 yen per liter on average nationwide, rising for the 10th consecutive week. Although the increase was suppressed by the government raising the upper limit of subsidies, it has reached the highest level for the first time in about 13 and a half years.

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Shunto intensive answer day Full answer is also available at major companies such as automobiles and electric appliances

2022-03-16 13:59:00
The 16th is the intensive response day for this year's shunto. Following the recovery in business performance, the management side has responded one after another at a level higher than last year, and major companies such as automobiles and electric appliances have given full responses as requested by the labor union. However, with Russia's military invasion of Ukraine and other factors, uncertainty about the future of the economy is increasing, and the focus is on how far the movement to raise wages will spread.

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Shunto intensive answer day Full answer is also available at major companies such as automobiles and electric appliances

2022-03-16 12:29:00
The 16th is the intensive response day for this year's shunto. Following the recovery in business performance, the management side has responded one after another at a level higher than last year, and major companies such as automobiles and electric appliances have given full responses as requested by the labor union. However, with Russia's military invasion of Ukraine and other factors, uncertainty about the future of the economy is increasing, and the focus is on how far the movement to raise wages will spread.

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14 WTO member countries and regions to cancel "most favored nation treatment" of Russia

2022-03-16 11:12:00
There is a growing movement to keep Russia out of the global economy in terms of trade, which continues to invade Ukraine. WTO = Japan and the United States, which are members of the World Trade Organization, and 14 countries and regions such as Australia and South Korea have announced that they will cancel the trade incentives called "most favored nation treatment".

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February trade statistics Trade deficit for 7 consecutive months due to rising crude oil prices

2022-03-16 10:45:00
Last month's trade statistics were released, with imports up 34% from the same month last year due to rising prices for crude oil and LNG = liquefied natural gas. As a result, the trade balance, which is the balance of exports minus imports, was a deficit of 668.3 billion yen, the seventh consecutive month of trade deficit.

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February Trade Statistics Impact of Rising Crude Oil Prices for 7 Consecutive Months of Trade Deficit

2022-03-16 09:03:00
According to the trade statistics released by the Ministry of Finance last month, the import value was 7,585.3 billion yen due to the rise in crude oil prices, an increase of 34% compared to the same month last year. On the other hand, although the export value increased by 19.1%, the trade balance after deducting imports from exports was a deficit of 668.3 billion yen, the seventh consecutive month of trade deficit.

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NY Stock Market Rise Near $ 600 Significant Inflation Concerns Relieve

2022-03-16 06:33:00
Inflation concerns have eased somewhat as the New York Stock Exchange has stopped rising oil prices on the 15th, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average has risen sharply by nearly $ 600.

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Approximately 20% of Japanese companies expanding into Russia suspend their local business

2022-03-16 04:36:00
In response to the tense situation in Ukraine, about 20% of Japanese listed companies expanding into Russia have decided to suspend their business locally, according to a summary by a private credit bureau. It is pointed out that in the future, strict attention will be paid to business in Russia, and it is expected that “away from Russia” will spread.

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Russia's view of “government bond default” is strengthened due to the freeze on foreign currency reserves

2022-03-16 04:21:00
Russia, which is subject to strict economic sanctions from Western countries, will reach the deadline for interest payments on dollar-denominated government bonds one after another from the 16th. There is a growing view that default = default due to the fact that a large amount of foreign currency reserves have been frozen due to sanctions.

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EU and UK Russia to cancel additional sanctions "most favored nation treatment"

2022-03-16 01:13:00
On the 15th, the EU-European Union and the United Kingdom announced additional sanctions against Russia, including the cancellation of trade incentives called "most favored nation".

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Shunto Intensive Answer Day Full response in the automobile and electrical industry is expected one after another

2022-03-16 00:30:00
This year's spring battle will reach the "intensive response day" on the 16th. With the recovery of business performance, major automobile and electrical equipment companies are likely to receive full answers as requested by the labor union, but the business environment of companies is becoming more uncertain due to the military invasion of Russia into Ukraine, and positive answers. The focus is on how far it will spread.

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