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Economic news(2022/12/21)


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Yen exchange rate rise Receipt of corrections to the Bank of Japan's monetary easing measures

2022-12-21 19:14:00
In the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 21st, the sudden revision of monetary easing measures by the Bank of Japan on the 20th led to dollar selling and yen buying, causing the yen to rise. In the bond market, long-term interest rates rose to levels for the first time in seven years and five months.

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Subsidies for gasoline wholesalers From January to May next year, the amount will be reduced by 2 yen each month

2022-12-21 18:59:00
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has announced that it will reduce the maximum amount of subsidies provided to oil wholesalers by 2 yen each month from January to May next year in order to reduce the burden of rising gasoline prices. Did.

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Major supermarkets nationwide November sales increase for 5 consecutive months

2022-12-21 18:11:00
Last month's sales at major supermarkets nationwide were 1.0933 trillion yen, an increase of 0.8% compared to the same month of the previous year when compared to existing stores, marking the fifth consecutive month of increase.

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Stock prices fall for 5 consecutive days due to the effects of the Bank of Japan's monetary easing policy revision

2022-12-21 17:13:00
Stock prices fell on the Tokyo stock market on the 21st, as the yen appreciated as the Bank of Japan revised its monetary easing measures. The stock price has fallen for five consecutive business days.

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Government's "analog regulation" 9669 items Roadmap for review in one and a half years

2022-12-21 16:28:00
The government is in the process of reviewing the so-called "analog regulation", which requires ministries and local governments to confirm in writing, etc., in order to solve labor shortages and improve productivity by utilizing digital technology. I have compiled a table.

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Seven companies, including major trust banks, to collaborate on the platform system of the digital asset market

2022-12-21 16:15:00
Seven companies, including major trust banks, have decided to collaborate on the development of a system that will serve as the foundation of the market that handles digital assets, in order to revitalize transactions such as digital securities and crypto assets.

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Gasoline retail price drops for the first time in 4 weeks Regular 168.1 yen/L

2022-12-21 16:05:00
As of the 19th of this month, the retail price of regular gasoline nationwide averaged 168.1 yen per liter, down 0.1 yen from last week.

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[Details] How do American experts view the Bank of Japan's monetary easing policy revision?

2022-12-21 16:03:00
On the 20th, the Bank of Japan decided to revise the current large-scale monetary easing measures and raise the upper limit of the fluctuation range of long-term interest rates from about 0.25% to about 0.5%. The yen's appreciation against the U.S. dollar accelerated as market perception spread that this was a de facto monetary tightening. We asked three US experts about this policy modification.

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BOJ's revision of monetary easing policy "increase the sustainability of monetary easing" economic revitalization minister

2022-12-21 14:29:00
Regarding the Bank of Japan's decision to revise the current large-scale monetary easing and raise the upper limit of the fluctuation range of long-term interest rates to about 0.5%, Economic Revitalization Minister Goto said at a press conference that I understood that it would enhance sustainability.

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Government's "analog regulation" 9669 items Roadmap for review in one and a half years

2022-12-21 14:27:00
The government is in the process of reviewing the so-called "analog regulation", which requires ministries and local governments to confirm in writing, etc., in order to solve labor shortages and improve productivity by utilizing digital technology. I have compiled a table.

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Yen exchange rate rise Receipt of corrections to the Bank of Japan's monetary easing measures

2022-12-21 13:11:00
On the 21st, the Tokyo foreign exchange market and the yen exchange rate rose after the Bank of Japan revised its monetary easing measures.

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Twitter CEO Musk says he will resign as soon as a successor is found

2022-12-21 11:45:00
Elon Musk, CEO of Twitter, an American social media giant, announced on the 20th that he will quit Twitter's top position as soon as a successor is found.

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Twitter CEO Musk says he will resign as soon as a successor is found

2022-12-21 11:14:00
Elon Musk, CEO of social media giant Twitter, announced on the 20th that he will resign as CEO of Twitter as soon as a successor is found.

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Yen exchange rate temporarily rises to 1 dollar = 130 yen level Receiving the Bank of Japan's easing policy revision

2022-12-21 09:10:00
In the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 21st, the yen exchange rate has risen in response to the Bank of Japan's decision to revise its large-scale monetary easing measures.

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Project to review public transportation Adjustment to strengthen support for subsidies Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

2022-12-21 06:22:00
Regarding subsidies to local governments for maintaining roads and parks, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is making adjustments to newly target projects to review public transportation such as railways, which will continue to be in the red from next fiscal year. By strengthening financial support, we would like to promote discussions between local governments and business operators on how public transportation should be.

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Formulation work for the next fiscal year's budget proposal Today's ministerial negotiations Final adjustment of individual items

2022-12-21 05:37:00
On the 21st, the government will hold ministerial negotiations between Minister of Finance Suzuki and each minister in the preparation of the budget proposal for the next fiscal year and the 5th year of Reiwa, and will proceed with final adjustments regarding individual items that have not yet been finalized.

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Bank of Japan revised large-scale monetary easing measures Impact on Japanese economy Focused

2022-12-21 05:29:00
On the 20th, the Bank of Japan decided to revise the current large-scale monetary easing measures and raise the upper limit of the fluctuation range of long-term interest rates from about 0.25% to about 0.5%. While there is a view that the depreciation of the yen will be corrected and inflation will come to a halt, there are also those who point out that it will lead to a rise in fixed interest rates on housing loans. Be the focus.

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Hokkaido Shinkansen 33.2 billion yen for advance construction of additional project costs

2022-12-21 05:11:00
In the section between Shin-Hakodate Hokuto and Sapporo on the Hokkaido Shinkansen, which aims to open at the end of fiscal 2030, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has compiled the proportion of the additional project costs of more than 640 billion yen that will be borne by local governments. Of this, we are asking for a burden of more than 33 billion yen for the preceding construction.

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New target for government food security enhancement, such as expansion of wheat and soybean production area

2022-12-21 04:56:00
Due to soaring prices of wheat and soybeans due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, etc., the government decided to set new goals such as promoting the domestic production of these agricultural products in order to strengthen food security. I was.

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Yen exchange rate (NY) temporarily rises to 1 dollar = 130 yen level Received correction by the Bank of Japan

2022-12-21 02:40:00
In the New York foreign exchange market on the 20th, the yen's appreciation accelerated in response to the Bank of Japan's decision to revise the current large-scale monetary easing measures, and the yen exchange rate temporarily fell to 130 yen to the dollar for the first time in about four and a half months. It went up in price.

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