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Economic news(2022/08/29)


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G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Karuizawa, Finance Ministers' Meeting in Niigata City Government

2022-08-29 23:33:00
Next year, regarding the ministerial meeting accompanying the G7 Summit = seven major countries' summit scheduled in Hiroshima, the government will hold a foreign ministers' meeting in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, and a finance ministers and central bank governors' meeting in Niigata City. We are making adjustments in the direction of

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Honda and South Korea's LG agree to jointly build an EV battery plant in the United States

2022-08-29 21:49:00
In order to accelerate the electrification of cars, automobile manufacturer Honda has decided to build a battery factory for EVs (electric vehicles) in the United States jointly with a major Korean battery manufacturer.

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Japan's long-term interest rate rises to 0.235%, level for the first time in about a month, approaching the upper limit

2022-08-29 21:48:00
FRB Chairman Jerome Powell, who is the central bank of the United States, made it clear in his speech last weekend that he would continue to raise interest rates, and long-term interest rates in the United States rose. It has risen to the 0.235% level.

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Markets across Asia are also sharply down stock prices

2022-08-29 19:21:00
Stock markets across Asia on the 29th saw a sharp drop in stock prices in many markets as fears of a global economic slowdown increased as a result of the speech by Chairman Jerome Powell of the Federal Reserve Board of the United States. Did.

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“Creating a system for low-cost and stable supply aiming at the spread of hydrogen” Recommendation by the council

2022-08-29 19:05:00
Aiming to spread hydrogen, which is expected to be used as next-generation energy, representatives of a council made up of companies and others met with Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Nishimura on the 29th to discuss a mechanism for inexpensive and stable hydrogen supply. I asked them to proceed with the production.

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NTT West Internet communication failure Caused by failure of transmission equipment Spare failure

2022-08-29 18:50:00
NTT West has revealed that the failure of Internet communication using optical lines that occurred last week was caused by a failure of the transmission equipment that connects the network. At the company, the backup equipment also failed at the same time, so it took a long time to recover, so we decided to take measures to prevent recurrence.

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Yen exchange rate Acceleration of yen depreciation Temporary to 1 dollar = 139 yen range Prolonged US interest rate hike

2022-08-29 18:22:00
On the 29th, the beginning of the week, the yen depreciated further in the Tokyo foreign exchange market, and the yen exchange rate temporarily fell to the 139 yen level to the US dollar. Long-term interest rates rose from the view that interest rate hikes would be prolonged in the United States, and the movement to sell the yen and buy the dollar strengthened.

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Toyota to build an arena in Odaiba, home of a professional basketball team, etc.

2022-08-29 18:05:00
Toyota Motor Corporation has announced the outline of a new arena to be built on the site of the showroom facility "Mega Web" in Odaiba, Tokyo. In addition to being used as a home for a professional basketball team, there are also plans to set up an exhibition space for new Toyota vehicles.

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Stock price temporarily dropped by more than 800 yen.

2022-08-29 15:48:00
On the 29th of the week, the Tokyo stock market and the Nikkei Stock Average fell by more than 800 yen at one point. The speech by Chairman Jerome Powell of the Federal Reserve Board (Fed), which is the central bank of the United States, at the end of last week has heightened the sense of caution that the global economy will cool down, and almost all of the markets have fallen.

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Yen exchange rate Acceleration of yen depreciation Temporary price drop to 1 dollar = 139 yen level

2022-08-29 15:37:00
The yen depreciated further in the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 29th, the beginning of the week, and the yen exchange rate temporarily declined by about 2 yen from the end of last week to the 139 yen level to the dollar. Long-term interest rates have risen from the view that interest rate hikes will be prolonged in the United States, and the movement to buy the dollar and sell the yen is increasing.

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Minister of Economy and Security ``Verify security clearance system as soon as possible''

2022-08-29 15:33:00
In order to strengthen economic security, Minister of State for Economic and Security Affairs Takaichi proposed a system called "security clearance" to confirm the reliability of researchers who handle important information in order to prevent the outflow of advanced technology. He expressed his intention to expedite verification for a more efficient system design.

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Yen exchange rate Acceleration of yen depreciation Temporary price drop to 1 dollar = 139 yen level

2022-08-29 14:42:00
The depreciation of the yen accelerated in the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 29th, the beginning of the week, and the yen exchange rate fell to the 139 yen level to the dollar at one point.

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Video equipment Last month's domestic shipment value exceeded the same month of the previous year for the first time in 1 year and 1 month

2022-08-29 13:46:00
Domestic shipments of video equipment such as TVs and recorders in July surpassed the same month of the previous year for the first time in a year and a month due to an increase in shipments of large models of 50 inches or more.

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Markets across Asia are also sharply down stock prices

2022-08-29 13:30:00
Stock markets across Asia on the 29th received a speech by Chairman Powell of the Federal Reserve Board of the United States, and sell orders spread due to concerns about a global economic slowdown, and stock prices in many markets. is declining significantly.

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Stock price temporarily dropped by more than 800 yen.

2022-08-29 12:51:00
The Tokyo stock market on the 29th of the week, the Nikkei stock average dropped by more than 800 yen at one point in the morning trading. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell's speech last weekend has heightened the sense of caution that the economy will cool down, and the market is declining across the board.

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Stock price temporarily dropped by more than 800 yen.

2022-08-29 12:15:00
The Tokyo stock market on the 29th of the week, the Nikkei stock average dropped by more than 800 yen at one point in the morning trading. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell's speech last weekend has heightened the sense of caution that the economy will cool down, and the market is declining across the board.

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Yen exchange rate Yen depreciation 1 dollar = 138 yen level Fed chairman's stance of continuing interest rate hikes

2022-08-29 11:57:00
On the 29th, the beginning of the week, the Tokyo foreign exchange market saw a sharp depreciation of the yen. US FRB = Chairman Powell of the Federal Reserve System made it clear in his speech last weekend that he would continue to raise interest rates, so the dollar was bought and the yen exchange rate fell by more than 1 yen from last weekend. It is traded on a platform.

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Yen exchange rate Yen is depreciating 1 dollar = 138 yen level US interest rate hikes are expected to continue for a long period of time

2022-08-29 10:38:00
The yen is depreciating in the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 29th, the beginning of the week. FRB in the United States = Federal Reserve Chairman Powell's speech last weekend triggered the spread of the view that interest rate hikes will continue for a long time, and the dollar has been bought, and the yen exchange rate has fallen by more than 1 yen since last weekend. It is traded at the 138 yen level.

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Stock price drops by more than 800 yen.

2022-08-29 10:28:00
The Nikkei average stock price fell by more than 800 yen from last weekend's closing price due to a sense of caution that the economy will cool down in response to the speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on the Tokyo stock market on the 29th, the beginning of the week.

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Stock price fell by more than 700 yen due to a sharp drop in stock prices in the New York market

2022-08-29 09:28:00
At the beginning of the week, the Tokyo stock market and the Nikkei Stock Average temporarily fell by more than 700 yen from the closing price last weekend. Last weekend, Chairman Jerome Powell of the Fed (Federal Reserve), the central bank of the United States, clarified his stance of continuing to raise interest rates in a speech, which spread fears of a cooling economy and plunged stock prices in the New York market. In response to the trend, sell orders have spread even in the Tokyo market immediately after the start of trading.

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Yen exchange rate drop 1 dollar = 138 yen range US interest rate hike long-term view

2022-08-29 08:56:00
At the beginning of the week, the yen continued to depreciate in the Tokyo foreign exchange market, and the yen exchange rate temporarily fell to the 138 yen level to the dollar. In response to the content of the speech by Chairman Jerome Powell of the FRB (Federal Reserve Board), which is the central bank of the United States, held last weekend, the view that interest rate hikes will continue in the United States for a long period of time has spread, and the interest rate differential between Japan and the United States has expanded. is being conscious, and the movement to buy the dollar and sell the yen is increasing. It is the first time in about a month since the 21st of last month that 1 dollar = 138 yen level.

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More than 80% of companies raised wages this year, greatly surpassing the previous year

2022-08-29 05:48:00
The survey results show that more than 80% of companies implemented some kind of wage increase this fiscal year, such as regular pay raises, base increases, and bonus increases, greatly exceeding the previous fiscal year.

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