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Economic news(2023/02/08)


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Material giant AGC considers withdrawal from Russian business due to prolonged military invasion

2023-02-08 20:55:00
AGC, a major material maker, has begun considering selling its local business and withdrawing from it, saying that the future of the business is uncertain due to the prolonged military invasion by Russia.

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Yen exchange rate rises by more than 1 yen.

2023-02-08 18:43:00
In the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 8th, the yen exchange rate rose by more than 1 yen as the sense of caution against the tightening of the US monetary policy temporarily eased and the movement to sell the dollar and buy the yen strengthened.

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McDonald's Japan Earnings Results Increase in sales due to product price hikes, but profits decrease due to soaring raw material costs

2023-02-08 17:42:00
McDonald's Holdings Japan, a major hamburger chain, posted a year-on-year settlement of accounts last year, where sales increased from the previous year due to a series of product price hikes, while profits from the main business decreased due to soaring raw material prices.

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Economic Watchers Survey in January Worsened for 3 consecutive months Due to soaring prices, etc.

2023-02-08 17:34:00
The Cabinet Office's January Economy Watchers Survey, which asks working people how they feel about the economy, found that the index that indicates the current state of the economy has deteriorated for three consecutive months against the backdrop of soaring prices and rising utility costs.

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Stock prices fall Yen appreciation spreads selling orders for export-related stocks

2023-02-08 16:16:00
Against the background of the appreciation of the yen on the Tokyo stock market and the foreign exchange market on the 8th, the stock price fell slightly due to the spread of sell orders for export-related stocks.

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Appointment of Prime Minister Bank of Japan's successor "Selection of personnel considering cooperation with major countries"

2023-02-08 14:34:00
Regarding the appointment of the successor to Governor Kuroda of the Bank of Japan, Prime Minister Kishida said that cooperation with the top of the central banks of major countries has become extremely important, and he has indicated that he will be selected with consideration for such points.

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Equipped with an AI function that provides natural and persuasive answers to Microsoft searches

2023-02-08 12:34:00
Microsoft, a major American IT company, has announced that it will install a function that utilizes the technology of the conversation software "ChatGPT", where artificial intelligence will return a natural and persuasive answer just by entering a question, into its Internet search. Did. Currently, Google has overwhelming dominance in the field of Internet search, but it is attracting attention as it has the potential to change the composition greatly.

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Microsoft “Teams” Outages in Asia-Pacific Region Including Japan

2023-02-08 11:48:00
Microsoft, an American IT giant, announced on the 8th that in the Asia-Pacific region including Japan, there are problems such as delays in messages and inability to make calls in the chat and online conference "Teams". . The company is investigating the cause.

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Last year's current account surplus decreased by more than 10 trillion yen from the previous year, the largest decrease ever

2023-02-08 11:39:00
Last year's current account surplus, which shows how much Japan earned from trade and investment with foreign countries, was 10 trillion yen higher than the previous year due to the surge in imports due to soaring energy prices and the weaker yen. decreased more than

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Last year's current account surplus decreased by more than 10 trillion yen from the previous year, the largest decrease ever

2023-02-08 10:53:00
Last year's current account surplus, which shows how much Japan earned from trade and investment with foreign countries, was 10 trillion yen higher than the previous year due to the surge in imports due to soaring energy prices and the weaker yen. decreased more than

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Microsoft 'Teams' has some outages in the Asia-Pacific region

2023-02-08 09:47:00
Microsoft, an American IT giant, announced on the 8th of Japan time in the Asia-Pacific region, including Japan, that it was unable to access the services and functions of the online meeting service "Teams". The company is investigating the cause, as users have reported that they cannot participate in Teams' online meetings.

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Last year's current account surplus of 11,443.2 billion yen fell sharply due to the trade balance deficit

2023-02-08 09:00:00
The current account balance for the year 2022, which shows how much Japan earned from trade and investment with overseas, was a surplus of 11.4432 trillion yen. The surplus amount has decreased by 10,147.8 billion yen from 2021, a significant decrease. This was due to the surge in energy prices such as crude oil and the rapid depreciation of the yen, which led to a large increase in the value of imports.

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Fed Chairman Powell Inflation Measures ``Needs More Interest Rate Hikes''

2023-02-08 08:20:00
Chairman Powell of the Fed = Federal Reserve Board, which is the central bank of the United States, showed the idea that further interest rate hikes are necessary as it will take time to suppress inflation in the capital Washington.

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