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Economic news(2023/05/10)


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NIPPON STEEL Co., Ltd. Considering introduction of "electric furnace" at Yawata steelworks in earnest, responding to decarbonization

2023-05-10 23:03:00
Nippon Steel Corporation, a major steelmaker, has announced that it will start full-scale consideration of introducing an electric furnace, which can reduce carbon dioxide emissions, in place of the current blast furnace at its steelworks in the Yawata area of ​​Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture. bottom.

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Panasonic HD's final profit for the current fiscal year is expected to reach a record high of 350 billion yen

2023-05-10 22:44:00
Panasonic Holdings Co., Ltd. has revealed the outlook for the final profit of 350 billion yen, the highest ever, for this year's business performance. In addition to the strong demand for air conditioners with high energy-saving performance overseas, it is said that subsidies accompanying the production of batteries for EVs (electric vehicles) in the United States can be expected.

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US consumer price index rose 4.9% year-on-year in April, reaching the 4% level for the first time in two years

2023-05-10 22:39:00
The US consumer price index was released last month and rose 4.9% compared to the same month last year. The rate of increase fell below the previous month for the 10th consecutive month, reaching the 4% level for the first time in two years since April. The Federal Reserve Board, the central bank, has raised interest rates rapidly since March last year, but inflation is showing a downward trend.

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Yen exchange rate declines Dollar buying spreads from the view that interest rate hikes will be prolonged in the United States

2023-05-10 18:25:00
In the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 10th, there was a growing trend of buying the dollar and selling the yen due to the view that the convergence of inflation in the United States would be delayed and the interest rate hike would be prolonged, and the yen exchange rate fell.

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Electricity rate hikes: Agreed on the need for continuous verification even after approval

2023-05-10 17:48:00
Discussions were held between the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Consumer Affairs Agency regarding the electricity rate hikes that seven major electric power companies have applied to the government. We agreed that it is necessary to conduct verification on a regular basis.

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Toyota's financial results for the previous fiscal year set a record high operating revenue, but profits declined due to soaring raw material prices

2023-05-10 16:49:00
Toyota Motor Corporation announced last year's financial results for the entire group, and while operating revenue, which corresponds to sales, was a record high due to the weak yen and strong sales, the final profit decreased for the first time in four years due to the impact of soaring raw material prices. was. On the other hand, in our earnings forecast for the current fiscal year, we are forecasting a record operating income of 3 trillion yen.

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Konica Minolta posted a deficit of 105 billion yen in the previous fiscal year.

2023-05-10 16:34:00
Konica Minolta, a major precision equipment maker, has revised its earnings forecast for the previous fiscal year downward, and announced that the final profit and loss will be a loss of 105 billion yen. This is the fourth consecutive year of final deficit, as a result of reviewing the asset value of an American company acquired six years ago and recording a large amount of loss.

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Stock prices fall Trades are withheld before the release of the US consumer price index

2023-05-10 16:28:00
On the 10th, the Tokyo stock market and the Nikkei average stock price declined as aggressive trading was refrained ahead of the release of the US consumer price index.

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Economic trends index for March remained unchanged from the previous month

2023-05-10 15:39:00
The economic trend index announced by the Cabinet Office in March this year was 98.7 on the basis that the "coincidence index", which indicates the current state of the economy, was 100 in 2015, unchanged from the previous month.

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Konica Minolta posted a deficit of 105 billion yen in the previous fiscal year.

2023-05-10 15:19:00
Konica Minolta, a major precision equipment maker, has revised its earnings forecast for the previous fiscal year downward, and announced that the final profit and loss will be a loss of 105 billion yen. This is the fourth consecutive year of final deficit, as a result of reviewing the asset value of an American company acquired six years ago and recording a large amount of loss.

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The Shizuoka Hobby Show opens. Overseas buyers are also negotiating for the first time in four years.

2023-05-10 15:15:00
The Shizuoka Hobby Show, one of Japan's largest model trade fairs where model makers from all over the country announce new products, has opened in Shizuoka City. is taking place.

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Japan and South Korea business world to strengthen semiconductor supply network by utilizing new fund

2023-05-10 15:05:00
The business communities of Japan and South Korea have announced a policy to utilize a newly established fund to strengthen cooperation and work on strengthening the semiconductor supply chain, which was agreed at the Japan-South Korea summit meeting on the 7th of this month. bottom.

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Toyota Motor Corporation Sales hit a record high, but final profit declined Last year's financial results

2023-05-10 14:20:00
Toyota Motor Corporation announced the financial results of the entire group for the previous fiscal year, and due to the depreciation of the yen and the increase in sales worldwide, operating revenue corresponding to sales increased by 18.4% from the previous fiscal year to 37.1542 trillion yen. We set a record high for the second year in a row. On the other hand, the final profit decreased by 14% from the previous fiscal year to 2,451.3 billion yen due to the increase in costs due to the soaring raw material prices.

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Exhibiting systems and devices that utilize ChatGPT, etc. Elderly monitoring AI

2023-05-10 13:02:00
An exhibition of systems and devices that utilize cutting-edge artificial intelligence, such as the interactive AI "ChatGPT", began in Tokyo on the 10th.

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G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting to Respond to Financial Challenges in the Digital Age

2023-05-10 06:51:00
The G7 = Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting of seven major countries will be held in Niigata City for three days from the 11th. In light of the series of bank failures in the United States, Japan, as the chair country, will cooperate with other countries to strengthen the financial system in order to prepare for risks such as the rapid outflow of deposits expected in the digital age.

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Consideration of compulsory remote control of EV chargers To avoid power supply and demand tightness

2023-05-10 06:50:00
In the future, the spread of electric vehicles will increase, and if charging is concentrated at a specific time, the power supply and demand may become a factor. We will proceed with the examination for maintenance.

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Former manager of Rakuten Mobile, etc. Inflated business consignment fee of 4.9 billion yen fraud or re-arrest

2023-05-10 06:25:00
Regarding the three former managers of the company who were arrested and indicted for inflating the outsourcing costs related to the maintenance of Rakuten Mobile's mobile phone base station, the Metropolitan Police Department also inflated the outsourcing costs, about 4.9 billion yen. It is a policy to re-arrest on suspicion of fraud on the 10th, saying that he deceived.

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Saudi Aramco profit down 19% Ultimate profit 4.3 trillion yen Lower crude oil price

2023-05-10 05:10:00
Saudi Aramco, the world's leading oil producer in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil company, said its net profit for the January-March period was down from the same period in the previous year, following a downward trend in international oil prices. decreased by nearly 20%.

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