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Economic news(2023/04/13)


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FAST RETAILING Half-year earnings record high due to strong overseas sales

2023-04-13 20:32:00
Fast Retailing, which operates UNIQLO, has posted record high sales and net profit for the six months up to February this year, thanks to strong overseas sales in Southeast Asia, Europe, and the United States.

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Stock price rises slightly Buy orders gather for brands of companies with good performance

2023-04-13 18:31:00
On the Tokyo stock market on the 13th, buy orders gathered for the brands of companies that had good performance at the announcement of financial results, and the stock price rose slightly.

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Yen exchange rate rise Conscious of narrowing interest rate differentials between Japan and the United States

2023-04-13 18:24:00
In the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 13th, as long-term interest rates in the United States declined and the interest rate differential between Japan and the United States narrowed, the movement to sell the dollar and buy the yen strengthened, and the yen exchange rate rose.

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Mizuho Securities cautioned by the Fair Trade Commission for ``setting the price of initial public offerings low''

2023-04-13 17:24:00
Regarding the IPO (initial public offering) where a company newly lists its shares, Mizuho Securities set the price that is the basis of the "public offering price" lower than the company's claim, the Fair Trade Commission monopolized It was revealed that "caution" was done as it may lead to violation of the prohibition law.

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Tokyo Electric Power Electricity rate hikes, opposition opinions at public hearings one after another

2023-04-13 15:03:00
A public hearing was held in Tokyo to hear the opinions of users and others regarding the electricity rate hike that TEPCO is applying to the government, and the participants opposed it, saying, ``The impact on consumers and companies is too great.'' was one after another.

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Prominent US media announces suspension of use of Twitter “Misleading display”

2023-04-13 14:05:00
The American social media giant Twitter is promoting the display of information explaining the organization's origins on its official media accounts. Under these circumstances, there is a growing movement among the Western media to oppose the display of misrecognition.

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First day of G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting Discussions on responses to financial instability

2023-04-13 13:16:00
The G20 = Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting of 20 major countries held in Washington, USA has finished the first day of discussion. They exchanged opinions on how to deal with the financial instability that continues to smolder in Europe and the United States, and on the debt problems of developing countries.

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Tokyo Electric Power Electricity rate hikes, opposition opinions at public hearings one after another

2023-04-13 13:04:00
A public hearing was held in Tokyo to hear the opinions of users and others regarding the electricity rate hike that TEPCO is applying to the government, and the participants opposed it, saying, ``The impact on consumers and companies is too great.'' was one after another.

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Minutes of Fed meeting published

2023-04-13 11:28:00
The Federal Reserve Board, the central bank of the United States, has released the minutes of its meeting held last month after a series of bank failures. At the meeting, it became clear that although several participants mentioned the postponement of interest rate hikes due to financial instability, they ultimately chose to raise interest rates slightly.

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Italian ``ChatGPT'' development US company instructed to take measures against ``personal data collection violation''

2023-04-13 11:12:00
On the 12th, Italian data protection authorities suspected that the American startup that developed the interactive AI "ChatGPT" violated the law on the protection of personal information, such as collecting huge amounts of personal data. announced that it had instructed them to take concrete measures by the end of this month.

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G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting Exchange of Opinions on Dealing with Financial Instability?

2023-04-13 10:52:00
G20 = The meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors of 20 major countries opened in Washington, USA from 7:30 am on the 13th, Japan time. Opinions are expected to be exchanged on such matters as how to deal with the financial instability that continues to smolder in Europe and the United States, as well as the impact on the global economy of inflation and monetary tightening to curb inflation.

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G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting Adopts Joint Statement Japan Presides

2023-04-13 09:35:00
In Washington, the United States, before the opening of the G20 (20 major countries' finance ministers and central bank governors' meeting), a G7 (7 major countries) meeting was held in the early morning of the 13th, Japan time, with Japan serving as the chair country. I was. At the meeting, a joint statement was adopted stating that the G7 stands ready to unite and take appropriate action to maintain the stability and resilience of the financial system amidst the lingering financial instability in the United States and Europe.

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Russia Shares of British companies withdrawing from Sakhalin 2 Approved acquisition of Russian companies

2023-04-13 05:53:00
Sakhalin 2 is an oil and natural gas development project in the Far East of Russia in which a major Japanese trading company also invests. The Russian government has approved a Russian company to acquire shares held by British oil giant Shell, which had announced its withdrawal from this business.

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G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting Adopts Joint Statement Japan Presides

2023-04-13 05:02:00
In Washington, the United States, before the opening of the G20 (20 major countries' finance ministers and central bank governors' meeting), a G7 (7 major countries) meeting was held in the early morning of the 13th, Japan time, with Japan serving as the chair country. I was. At the meeting, a joint statement was adopted stating that the G7 stands ready to unite and take appropriate action to maintain the stability and resilience of the financial system amidst the lingering financial instability in the United States and Europe.

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NY crude oil market futures price temporarily rises to the $ 83 level High for the first time in about 5 months

2023-04-13 04:46:00
In the New York crude oil market on the 12th, there is a growing view that the supply and demand for crude oil will tighten, and the international crude oil futures price temporarily rose to the $83 per barrel level, reaching a high of about five months. If crude oil prices continue to rise, inflationary pressure will intensify, and it is possible that gasoline prices and other factors will affect people's lives in Japan as well.

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