Economic news(2022/06/08)
EU female director “ratio above a certain level” is virtually obligatory for companies
2022-06-08 23:37:00
The EU-European Union has generally agreed to oblige listed companies in the region to effectively appoint women to a certain percentage of directors. By four years, more than 40% of outside directors or more than 33% of all directors will be of minority gender.
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Skylark Wage payment To pay unpaid amount of 1.6 billion yen per minute
2022-06-08 22:16:00
Skylark Holdings, the largest family restaurant, will change the payment of wages to part-timers and part-time workers from the previous 5 minutes to 1 minute from next month, and go back the past 2 years to 5 minutes. It has been revealed that the unpaid amount of less than 1.6 billion yen will be paid to employees.
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Japanese IT company to hire local engineers to support Ukraine
2022-06-08 22:10:00
In an attempt to help Ukrainians by providing employment, a Japanese IT company with a local development base is looking to hire new engineers to work online.
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London market Temporarily the yen depreciated to the 134 yen level for the first time in about 20 years
2022-06-08 21:07:00
In the London foreign exchange market on the 8th, the movement to sell the yen and buy the dollar accelerated further, and the yen exchange rate temporarily dropped to the 134 yen level per dollar, renewing the yen's depreciation level for the first time in about 20 years. did.
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Yen exchange rate Temporarily updated the yen's depreciation level for the first time in about 20 years in the latter half of the 133 yen level per dollar
2022-06-08 18:30:00
In the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 8th, the yen exchange rate temporarily dropped to the upper half of the 133 yen level per dollar, renewing the yen's depreciation level for the first time in about 20 years.
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Bank of Japan Governor Kuroda withdrew his statement "Allowed price increase" "It was not appropriate at all"
2022-06-08 16:37:00
The Bank of Japan's Governor Kuroda said in a lecture on the 6th of this month that "the tolerance for raising household prices is increasing" at the Finance and Finance Committee of the House of Representatives held on the 8th. I didn't, "he said, withdrawing his remarks.
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Linear Chuo Shinkansen Starts discussions on environmental conservation National expert meeting
2022-06-08 16:21:00
Regarding the "Linear Chuo Shinkansen," which Shizuoka Prefecture has not approved, a national expert council has begun discussions on environmental conservation such as the ecosystem of the area where tunnel construction is planned. However, the timing of the compilation is not yet set, and the discussion may take a long time.
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Stock price rise recovers to the 28,000 yen level at the closing price Buy orders mainly for export-related
2022-06-08 16:14:00
In the Tokyo stock market on the 8th, the yen depreciated to the low 133 yen level at one point, and buy orders expanded mainly for exports, and the Nikkei Stock Average was closed since March 30. It has recovered to the 28,000 yen level.
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May Economic Watchers Survey Improves for 3 Consecutive Months
2022-06-08 16:07:00
According to the Cabinet Office's Economy Watchers Survey, which asks workers how the economy is feeling, the index showing the current state of the economy last month was 54.0, up 3.6 points from the previous month, improving for the third consecutive month.
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Gasoline retail price National average 1 liter 169.8 yen Price increase for the first time in 8 weeks
2022-06-08 14:59:00
The retail price of regular gasoline this week was 169.8 yen per liter on average nationwide, rising for the first time in eight weeks. Subsidies to oil retailers have curbed price increases, but prices are still high.
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Stock price rises Yen depreciation Advances Buy orders mainly for export-related
2022-06-08 12:07:00
In the Tokyo stock market on the 8th, the stock price is rising due to buy orders mainly for exports due to the depreciation of the yen in the foreign exchange market.
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January-March GDP Real Growth Rate-0.5% (Annual Rate) Upward revision from preliminary figures
2022-06-08 10:30:00
The revised GDP = gross domestic product from January to March has been revised upward from the preliminary figures as of last month, and the actual annual growth rate has been reduced to minus 0.5%.
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The surplus for the third consecutive month of the current account balance in April decreased by more than 55% from the same month last year.
2022-06-08 10:13:00
According to the balance of payments statistics released by the Ministry of Finance, Japan's current account surplus in April was 501.1 billion yen.
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January-March GDP Real Growth Rate-0.5% (Annual Rate) Upward revision from preliminary figures
2022-06-08 09:08:00
The Cabinet Office announced on the 8th that the revised GDP = gross domestic product from January to March has an annualized growth rate of minus 0.5%. It has been revised upward from minus 1.0% of the breaking news announced last month.
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Global Economic Growth Forecast 2.9% Downward revision from last time World Bank
2022-06-08 06:45:00
The World Bank has revised down its global economic growth outlook to 2.9%, 1.2 points lower than the previous forecast. It warns that Russia's invasion of Ukraine poses a risk of "stagflation," in which prices rise and the economy slows at the same time.
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