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Economic news(2023/03/02)


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Attention to "Open RAN" Mobile phone base station network

2023-03-02 22:44:00
At the world's largest mobile-related exhibition held in Spain, a new initiative called "open RAN" that creates a network of mobile phone base stations at low cost has attracted attention, and Japanese manufacturers are also focusing on sales. I'm here.

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Financial education for a wide range of generations New licensed corporation to be established next year Financial Services Agency

2023-03-02 21:37:00
The Financial Services Agency (FSA) has decided to establish a new authorized corporation, the Organization for the Promotion of Financial and Economic Education, within the next year in order to promote financial education for a wide range of generations as a national strategy. On the 3rd, we will present a bill to revise the relevant laws at a subcommittee of the Liberal Democratic Party, aiming for enactment in the current Diet session.

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Eurozone February consumer price index up 8.5% year-on-year

2023-03-02 20:51:00
The Eurozone's consumer price index rose 8.5% last month compared to the same month last year, marking the fourth straight month of declining growth. However, the European Central Bank plans to raise interest rates further at its meeting this month, citing high levels of inflation as continuing.

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Financial System Council TOB system Review for the first time in 17 years Future policy decisions

2023-03-02 19:26:00
The Financial Services Agency (FSA) announced at the financial council meeting on the 2nd that it will start discussions on reviewing the TOB (Tender Offer for Shares) system for corporate acquisitions, in order to increase the transparency of the system. I decided.

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Eurozone February consumer price index up 8.5% year-on-year

2023-03-02 19:22:00
The consumer price index in eurozone countries such as Germany and France rose 8.5% in February compared to the same month a year ago. The rate of increase fell below the previous month for four consecutive months. However, with inflation still at a high level, the European Central Bank has indicated that it will raise interest rates further at its monetary policy meeting in March.

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NTT Next-generation optical communication network “Practical use in e-sports, etc.”

2023-03-02 18:27:00
NTT has announced that it will put some of its next-generation optical communication network services, which can transmit large amounts of data at higher speeds than today, into practical use in fields such as e-sports, where competitive games are played from this month.

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Yen exchange rate drop Long-term interest rates rise in the United States Due to the widening interest rate differential between Japan and the United States

2023-03-02 18:16:00
On the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 2nd, long-term interest rates rose in the United States, and as the interest rate differential between Japan and the United States widened, the movement to sell the yen and buy the dollar strengthened, and the yen exchange rate fell.

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“Delivery” can also be auto-locked Major companies cooperate What is the background?

2023-03-02 17:35:00
Unacceptable baggage. Repeated requests for redelivery while feeling guilty...The percentage of such parcels remains high. There is a serious labor shortage in the logistics industry, and it is estimated that by 2030, 35% of packages will not be able to be transported. Under such circumstances, a major online shopping company and a major condominium management company have decided to cooperate to expand the introduction of a system that enables “delivery” in auto-lock condominiums. What is the purpose? And what is the current state of the logistics industry?

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Former Bank of Japan Governor Shirakawa Contributes to IMF Quarterly Magazine “Time for Countries to Review Monetary Policy”

2023-03-02 17:32:00
Masaaki Shirakawa, former governor of the Bank of Japan, has written an article for the International Monetary Fund's quarterly magazine, arguing that it is time for central banks to review their monetary policy frameworks. In addition, he pointed out that the large-scale monetary easing since Governor Kuroda took office has had only modest effects in terms of price increases and other factors.

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February Consumer Confidence Index Improves for 3rd Consecutive Month

2023-03-02 16:56:00
The February Consumer Confidence Index, which indicates consumers' willingness to shop, improved for the third consecutive month due to factors such as an increase in the number of companies willing to raise wages.

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Conveyor-belt sushi shop "AI-equipped camera" automatically detects nuisance

2023-03-02 16:19:00
A major conveyor belt sushi chain has developed a new system to prevent nuisances after a video of a customer harassing a conveyor belt sushi restaurant was circulated on social media. A camera equipped with AI (artificial intelligence) automatically detects and reports any abnormalities in the lane where sushi flows.

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Small price movements in stock prices continue to stagnate

2023-03-02 16:18:00
The Tokyo stock market on the 2nd, the stock price was a small price movement.

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Hong Kong International Jewelery Trade Fair held for the first time in four years Japanese pearls are popular

2023-03-02 16:04:00
In Hong Kong, a large-scale international trade fair for gems and jewelry was held for the first time in four years. From Japan, a company that sells pearls also exhibited, and Chinese buyers and others were looking for products one after another. .

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TikTok for under 18 years old To introduce new features Limit usage time to 60 minutes a day

2023-03-02 14:19:00
TikTok, a video-sharing app run by a Chinese company, has announced that it will introduce a new feature that will allow users under the age of 18 to limit their time on the app to 60 minutes per day.

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Experts' Meeting Proposing Strengthening Penalties for Unauthorized Browsing of Customer Information by Major Electric Power Companies

2023-03-02 14:17:00
In an effort to prevent a recurrence of the problem of employees of a major electric power company illegally viewing customer information of competitors through a subsidiary, the Cabinet Office's panel of experts has decided to strengthen penalties and make the subsidiary a completely separate company. published a proposal calling for

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U.S. Tesla to build third new factory outside of Mexico to strengthen production

2023-03-02 13:49:00
As the development competition for EV = electric vehicles accelerates in the world, American electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla announced that it will build a new factory in northern Mexico and strengthen its production system.

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US House Foreign Relations Committee Passes TikTok Ban Bill

2023-03-02 11:05:00
The Foreign Affairs Committee of the US House of Representatives has passed a bill to ban the use of the video sharing app TikTok operated by a Chinese company in the country. It is unclear whether the bill will be enacted in the future, but if the use is prohibited, there is a possibility that more than 100 million users will be affected, and there is growing interest in future deliberations.

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Ordinary profits of domestic companies decreased by 2.8% year-on-year from October to December last year

2023-03-02 11:04:00
According to the corporate statistics survey released by the Ministry of Finance, the total ordinary profit of domestic companies from October to December last year decreased for the first time in eight quarters. The manufacturing industry as a whole pushed down the economy, as there were movements in which the rise in energy prices was not fully passed on to prices.

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Ordinary profits of domestic companies decreased by 2.8% year-on-year from October to December last year

2023-03-02 09:41:00
According to the Ministry of Finance's corporate statistics survey, the total ordinary profit of domestic companies from October to December last year was down 2.8% from the same period the previous year. Among them, the manufacturing industry decreased by 15.7% and the non-manufacturing industry increased by 5.2%. Business fixed investment also increased by 7.7% over the same period last year.

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US long-term interest rate temporarily rises to 4% level, a factor in the weakening of the yen

2023-03-02 08:23:00
In the New York bond market on the 1st, long-term interest rates in the United States temporarily rose to the 4% level for the first time in about four months, as the view that interest rate hikes will continue in the United States has strengthened. The rise in long-term interest rates in the United States has become a factor in the depreciation of the yen in the foreign exchange market.

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Financial Services Agency TOB system Policy to review for the first time in 17 years Consideration of compulsory trading in the market

2023-03-02 05:08:00
The Financial Services Agency plans to review the TOB (Tender Offer for Shares) system for corporate acquisitions for the first time in 17 years. The aim is to increase transparency by including in-market transactions in addition to off-market transactions, which are required to implement TOBs.

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