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Economic news(2022/05/16)


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Emphasis on "investment in people", etc.

2022-05-16 23:38:00
At the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy, the government presented the outline of this "Honebuto no Hoshi" policy, and invested in people, science and technology, and startups to realize the "new capitalism" set by the Kishida administration. It is said that it will work on investment as a priority area.

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Japan Post To return international mail handled by sea to 6 countries including Russia

2022-05-16 23:11:00
Japan Post has announced that it will return international mail that was being transported to six countries, including Russia, to the sender because the transportation route has become unusable due to the effects of the situation in Ukraine.

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Investing in small and medium-sized enterprises through Japan Post Bank funds to strengthen profitability

2022-05-16 21:48:00
Japan Post Bank's Japan Post Bank has decided to further invest in local small and medium-sized enterprises through funds. The aim is to strengthen our own profitability by supporting the development of sales channels for investees, leading to business growth, and earning dividend income and gain on sale of stocks.

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Yen exchange rate decline Development where buying and selling are mixed

2022-05-16 19:08:00
Although the yen exchange rate fell in the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 16th of the week, buying and selling were mixed due to differences in views on the pace of monetary tightening in the United States.

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April Corporate Price Index Highest Raw Material Costs and Impact of Yen Depreciation

2022-05-16 19:06:00
Last month's preliminary figures for the Corporate Price Index, which shows the prices of goods traded between companies, released by the Bank of Japan reached a record high. As Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, there is a growing movement among companies to pass on rising raw material costs to prices, and rising import prices due to the rapid depreciation of the yen also pushed up the index.

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Suntory PET bottle drinks, etc. to increase price by 20 yen From October

2022-05-16 18:29:00
"Suntory Foods International", a major beverage maker, has been excluding some prices of beverages in PET bottles from October due to the rise in procurement costs of PET bottles and soaring raw material prices due to high crude oil prices. We announced that we will raise the price by 20 yen per bottle.

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This year's supplementary budget for emergency measures against rising prices General account total 2,700.9 billion yen

2022-05-16 16:24:00
The government has set a supplementary budget for this year to implement emergency measures against rising prices, with a total of 2.709 trillion yen in the general account, and plans to issue additional deficit-financing bonds to cover all necessary financial resources. Hardened.

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Stock price temporarily increased by more than 400 yen, but then the price increase narrowed

2022-05-16 15:43:00
The Nikkei Stock Average on the Tokyo stock market on the 16th of the week rose by more than 400 yen immediately after the start of the transaction, but after that, the increase was reduced due to caution about the future of the Chinese economy, and the transaction was closed.

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April Corporate Price Index Highest Raw Material Costs and Impact of Yen Depreciation

2022-05-16 12:15:00
Last month's preliminary figures for the Corporate Price Index, which shows the prices of goods traded between companies, released by the Bank of Japan reached a record high. As Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, there is a growing movement among companies to pass on rising raw material costs to prices, and rising import prices due to the rapid depreciation of the yen also pushed up the index.

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April Corporate Price Index Record Highs Comparable Since 1981

2022-05-16 10:04:00
Last month's preliminary figures for the Corporate Price Index, which shows the prices of goods traded between companies announced by the Bank of Japan, reached a record high of 113.5, with the average of 2015 being 100. As raw material prices continue to rise due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, there is a growing movement among companies to pass on the rise in raw material costs to prices.

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Stock price rises by 400 yen or more NY market price rise gives investors a sense of security

2022-05-16 09:32:00
On the 16th of the week, the Nikkei Stock Average has risen by more than 400 yen on the Tokyo Stock Market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average's rise in the New York market last weekend for the first time in seven business days has given investors a sense of security, and buy orders have increased immediately after the start of the transaction.

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April Corporate Price Index Record Highs Comparable Since 1981

2022-05-16 09:08:00
Last month's preliminary figures for the Corporate Price Index, which shows the prices of goods traded between companies, were 113.5, the highest since 1981, when the average in 2015 was 100. Against the backdrop of high crude oil prices, it has surpassed the same month of the previous year for 14 consecutive months, with a rate of increase of 10.0%, also the highest since 1981.

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Over 37 million users over a year since the full-scale start of discount plans for major mobile phone companies

2022-05-16 06:19:00
It has been more than a year since the bargain plans by major mobile phone companies started in earnest. The number of users of the bargain plan has exceeded 37 million, and the number of contracts of each company has increased by 2% to 4% from a year ago.

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January-March GDP Private Forecast Growth rate is expected to be negative for the first time in two quarters

2022-05-16 05:59:00
This year, GDP = gross domestic product from January to March will be announced on the 18th. According to private sector forecasts, personal consumption such as eating out will decline due to the effect of priority measures such as spread prevention being applied to various places during this period, and the growth rate is expected to be negative for the first time in two quarters.

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