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Economic news(2022/12/19)


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Masatsugu Haruyama, founder of men's clothing giant Haruyama HD, dies at 90

2022-12-19 22:16:00
Masatsugu Chiyama, founder of Haruyama Holdings, a major menswear company headquartered in Okayama, has passed away. he was 90 years old.

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GX economy transition bonds Initial budget issuance amount of about 500 billion yen, final adjustment

2022-12-19 20:40:00
In order to support decarbonization efforts, the government has entered the final stages of adjusting the issuance amount of the new government bonds, the GX Economic Transition Bonds, which will be issued for the first time next fiscal year, to about 500 billion yen in the initial budget. rice field.

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GX economy transition bonds Initial budget issuance amount of about 500 billion yen, final adjustment

2022-12-19 19:24:00
In order to support the government's decarbonization efforts, we have entered the final stages of adjusting the issuance amount of the new government bond "GX Economic Transition Bond", which will be issued for the first time next fiscal year, to about 500 billion yen in the initial budget. . The aim is to lead to investment by the public and private sectors to achieve the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050.

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Next fiscal year's budget proposal Adjusts the total amount of the general account at the 114 trillion yen level, the largest ever

2022-12-19 18:47:00
The drafting of next year's budget is nearing its final stage. In the budget proposal for next fiscal year, the 5th year of Reiwa, the government has begun making adjustments to increase the total amount of the general account to the 114 trillion yen level.

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Keidanren Chairman Tokura “It is desirable to maintain the 2% price target”

2022-12-19 18:46:00
Regarding the 2% price target set by the Bank of Japan as a monetary policy goal, Keidanren Chairman Tokura said at a press conference on the 19th that stable price increases have not been achieved in Japan, and it is desirable to maintain the current target. showed the idea.

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Yen exchange rate rises by more than 1 yen.

2022-12-19 18:36:00
In the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 19th, the beginning of the week, the yen exchange rate rose by more than 1 yen.

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Next fiscal year's budget proposal Adjusts defense spending to about 6.8 trillion yen, the largest ever

2022-12-19 18:06:00
The Ministry of Defense is adjusting the defense budget for next year's budget proposal to about 1.4 trillion yen from this fiscal year, the largest ever to about 6.8 trillion yen, and the US cruise missile "Tomahawk" acquisition costs are also included.

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Stock price falls for 3 consecutive days

2022-12-19 16:41:00
On the Tokyo stock market on the 19th, the beginning of the week, there was a growing view that the global economy would slow down due to the prolonged interest rate hikes in Europe and the United States, and stock prices fell for three consecutive business days.

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Next fiscal year's budget proposal General account adjustment with a total of about 114 trillion yen, the largest ever Government

2022-12-19 15:50:00
The drafting of next year's budget is nearing its final stage. The government has started making adjustments to increase the total amount of the general account to about 114 trillion yen in the budget proposal for FY2023 next fiscal year.

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November average price of apartments in Tokyo metropolitan area declines for the first time in three months, but remains high

2022-12-19 15:30:00
The average price per new condominium unit released in the Tokyo metropolitan area in November has fallen for the first time in three months. However, it is said that the high price level will continue due to the soaring raw material prices.

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Voting begins on whether Elon Musk should resign as Twitter CEO

2022-12-19 15:12:00
Elon Musk, CEO of social media giant Twitter, launched a poll on his Twitter account on the 18th asking users whether they should resign as the head of Twitter. “We will follow the results of the vote,” Musk said.

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Nippon Life plans to raise the wages of about 50,000 sales staff by about 7%

2022-12-19 15:10:00
Nippon Life Insurance Co., the largest life insurance company, has announced a policy of significantly raising wages in light of the current price rise.

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Companies related to TikTok Suspected of illegally based in Taiwan Investigative authorities investigate

2022-12-19 14:49:00
It was found that a company related to the Chinese company's video sharing app "TikTok", which is prohibited by law from doing business in Taiwan, is illegally based in Taiwan. Checking it up.

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Bank of Japan holds more than half of government bonds outstanding, excluding short-term bonds, due to large-scale monetary easing measures

2022-12-19 11:47:00
As a result of the Bank of Japan continuing to purchase government bonds with large-scale monetary easing measures, it turned out that the Bank of Japan now holds more than half of the outstanding balance of government bonds, excluding short-term bonds.

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Voting begins on whether Elon Musk should resign as Twitter CEO

2022-12-19 09:37:00
Elon Musk, CEO of social media giant Twitter, launched a poll on his Twitter account on the 18th asking users whether they should resign as the head of Twitter. “We will follow the results of the vote,” Musk said.

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Convenience store industry Expanding use of AI Advice on store management

2022-12-19 06:25:00
There is a growing movement to utilize AI (artificial intelligence) in the convenience store industry. They help out by giving advice on store management and forecasting sales.

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New power companies withdraw from business one after another JFTC investigates competitive environment with major electric power companies

2022-12-19 06:13:00
Against the backdrop of soaring fuel prices and other factors, a series of cases in which companies engaged in the electricity retail business called "new electric power" withdrew from the business, and the Fair Trade Commission announced that the competitive environment with major electric power companies is becoming increasingly severe. We decided to start a fact-finding survey to see if it was at a disadvantage.

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BOJ confirms continuation of monetary easing from today's monetary policy decision meeting

2022-12-19 06:12:00
The Bank of Japan will hold a meeting to decide monetary policy for two days from the 19th. At the meeting, as prices continue to rise above the BOJ's target of 2%, discussions are expected to be exchanged on future responses while analyzing how far corporate wage increases will spread in preparation for next year's spring labor offensive.

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