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Economic news(2022/03/25)


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Long-term interest rate temporarily rises to 0.24%, the highest level in about 6 years and 2 months

2022-03-25 23:16:00
Long-term interest rates rose to 0.24% on the 25th. This is the highest level in about 6 years and 2 months since January 2016, before the Bank of Japan decided to introduce a negative interest rate policy.

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Next winter's electricity supply and demand is expected to be extremely difficult within the TEPCO jurisdiction

2022-03-25 19:42:00
The supply and demand of electricity in the winter of next season is expected to be extremely difficult within the jurisdiction of TEPCO. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is requesting TEPCO to secure supply capacity in January and February next year, with the forecast that the reserve margin required for stable supply will be significantly lower than 3%.

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Countermeasures against soaring crude oil prices Subsidy up to 25 yen will continue until the end of next month Prime Minister Kishida

2022-03-25 19:20:00
Prime Minister Kishida will continue to provide subsidies up to 25 yen per liter to oil wholesalers until the end of next month, and will respond to the LDP and Komeito after May. He expressed his intention to consider considering the discussions between the two parties and the Democratic Party for the People.

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Power supply and demand tight warning verified by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's council

2022-03-25 18:22:00
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's council was held to examine the government's "power supply and demand tight warning" issued within the jurisdiction of TEPCO and Tohoku Electric Power for the first time in Japan. The committee members pointed out that the issuance of warnings was delayed and efforts to save electricity were delayed.

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Yen exchange rate drops to the 122 yen level at one time, and the yen depreciates for the first time in 6 years and 3 months

2022-03-25 18:21:00
In the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 25th, the movement to buy the dollar and sell the yen intensified against the backdrop of the rise in long-term interest rates in the United States, and the yen exchange rate temporarily reached the highest level of the yen depreciation for the first time in 6 years and 3 months1 The price has dropped to the 122 yen level.

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Aware "Kuroda Line" [Economic Column]

2022-03-25 18:11:00
The yen exchange rate has finally reached the 120 yen level per dollar. How far will this depreciation of the yen go? The word "Kuroda Line", which means around 125 yen, flies among market participants. (Yosuke Nakano, Reporter, Ministry of Economic Affairs)

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Pumice stones mixed in the hijiki seaweed before shipping to Okinawa To cancel the harvest this season

2022-03-25 18:10:00
The Yonabaru-Nishihara Town Fisheries Cooperative, which accounts for more than 90% of the harvest of hijiki in Okinawa Prefecture, said that it was difficult to remove fine pumice stones mixed in the hijiki before shipping, and this season's harvest was just beginning. Canceled and canceled shipping.

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SMBC Nikko Securities Market Manipulation Case Is Stock Price Unauthorizedly Maintained by Massive Buy Orders?

2022-03-25 17:14:00
There is a suspicion that the vice presidents arrested in the market manipulation case over SMBC Nikko Securities placed a large number of buy orders after specifying the price in order to maintain the stock price of the pharmaceutical company that had fallen sharply. I found out by interviewing the people concerned. Since the closing price on that day was almost the same as the specified price, it seems that the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office is proceeding with the investigation assuming that the stock price was illegally maintained by a large number of buy orders.

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Hearing for Korea TPP membership application Full-scale domestic related procedures

2022-03-25 16:38:00
The South Korean government has held a hearing to apply for the TPP = Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement in which 11 countries including Japan participate, and is in full swing in the related procedures in Japan.

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Stock prices rise for 9 consecutive business days

2022-03-25 16:23:00
On the 25th, the Nikkei Stock Average rose for the ninth consecutive business day as the Tokyo stock market began to take risks aggressively as the sense of caution about the future of the US economy eased.

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Hino Motors Fraudulent Data Problem Shows Intention to Dispose of and Accept at National Hearing

2022-03-25 14:59:00
Hino Motors, a truck maker, had submitted incorrect data on engine emissions to the government, and the government listened to the company's case before disposing of revoking the certification required for production. Upon opening, Hino Motors indicated its intention to accept the disposal. It was also confirmed that new test data was missing, and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is investigating in detail.

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Hino Motors Fraudulent Data Problem Shows Intention to Dispose of and Accept at National Hearing

2022-03-25 13:15:00
Hino Motors, a truck maker, had submitted incorrect data on engine emissions to the government, and the government listened to the company's case before disposing of revoking the certification required for production. Upon opening, Hino Motors indicated its intention to accept the disposal. It was also confirmed that new test data was missing, and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is investigating in detail.

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Service prices for businesses have risen for 12 consecutive months. Accommodation has risen sharply.

2022-03-25 12:09:00
In February, the price level of services offered to businesses rose 1.1% from the same month last year, rising for the 12th straight month. Demand for business hotels is recovering and prices of accommodation services are rising sharply, and the Bank of Japan analyzes that infection control and economic activities have been balanced to some extent even though priority measures such as spread prevention have been applied.

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“SMBC Nikko Securities' market manipulation case rigorously dealt with” Suzuki Minister of State for Financial Services

2022-03-25 10:38:00
At a press conference after the Cabinet meeting, the Minister of State for Financial Services Suzuki said that five executives and a corporation were indicted and the vice president was arrested in the market manipulation case of SMBC Nikko Securities, which could shake the confidence of the market. He expressed his intention to deal strictly with the Financial Services Agency.

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Toshiba 2 split plan rejected to review strategy Deepening the gap with shareholders who say things

2022-03-25 04:18:00
Toshiba's policy of splitting the company into two to increase the value of the company was rejected at the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders on the 24th. The gap between the company and the shareholders who disagree with the bill is deepening, and it is unclear whether the strategy to be summarized next will be understood.

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Vice President of SMBC Nikko Securities Arrest Suspicion of Large Buy Order for Pharmaceutical Company Stocks

2022-03-25 04:08:00
The vice president, who was arrested on the 24th in a market manipulation case involving a major securities company, SMBC Nikko Securities, is equivalent to more than 600 million yen in stocks of a pharmaceutical company in Tokyo together with executives of a department that buys and sells stocks with the company's own funds. Interviews with related parties revealed that there was a suspicion that a large number of buy orders had been placed. The Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office is believed to be investigating the details of the company's profits by illegally buying and supporting stock prices.

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Temporary dollar 1 = 122 yen level in NY market Yen depreciation level for the first time in 6 years and 3 months

2022-03-25 00:26:00
In the New York foreign exchange market on the 24th, the movement to buy dollars and sell yen became stronger, and the yen exchange rate temporarily dropped to the 122 yen level, which is the highest level of yen depreciation in 6 years and 3 months.

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