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Economic news(2023/05/11)


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British central bank announces 0.25% interest rate hike 12 consecutive rate hikes

2023-05-11 23:46:00
Britain's central bank, the Bank of England, announced a rate hike of 0.25% on the 11th. This is the 12th straight interest rate hike, and continues to show the government's stance of keeping inflation in check.

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Nissan earnings forecast for the current fiscal year, sales of 12.4 trillion yen, the highest forecast ever

2023-05-11 23:27:00
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. has announced its earnings forecast for the entire group for this fiscal year, showing that sales are expected to reach a record high of 12.4 trillion yen, as production is expected to recover due to the alleviation of semiconductor shortages.

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British central bank announces 0.25% interest rate hike 12 consecutive rate hikes

2023-05-11 22:15:00
イギリスの中央銀行、イングランド銀行は11日、0.25%の利上げを発表しました。利上げは12回連続で、インフレを抑え込む姿勢を引き続き、示した形です。

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G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting Ends First Day of Discussions

2023-05-11 22:03:00
The G7 = Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting of seven major countries, which opened on the 11th in Niigata City, finished the first day of discussions. Japan served as the chair country, and it is believed that opinions were exchanged on the impact of the series of bank failures in the United States on the global economy.

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European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde ``Keep fighting inflation'' Q&A

2023-05-11 21:40:00
European Central Bank President Lagarde, who has a tremendous influence on the world's financial markets, came to Japan to attend the G7 = Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting of seven major countries. He has also served as Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry in France and Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). She is also attracting worldwide attention as a top female leader. NHK conducted an exclusive interview with President Lagarde at the G7 venue in Niigata City. I will tell you more in the Q&A. (Economic Department reporter Aya Shinoda)

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Honda's earnings forecast for this fiscal year "Operating profit forecast of 1 trillion yen for the first time"

2023-05-11 21:04:00
Honda has announced its earnings forecast for the entire group for the current fiscal year, stating that the shortage of semiconductors, which has been a bottleneck to production, will be eased, and car sales are expected to recover. I was.

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British central bank announces 0.25% interest rate hike 12 consecutive rate hikes

2023-05-11 20:10:00
Britain's central bank, the Bank of England, announced a rate hike of 0.25% on the 11th. It's the 12th straight rate hike. In the UK, the consumer price index in March this year continued to rise by 10.1% compared to the same month of the previous year, a record growth rate, indicating a stance to suppress inflation.

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G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting Opens in Niigata City

2023-05-11 19:12:00
G7 = Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting of 7 major countries opened in Niigata City. Japan serves as the chair country, and discussions are being held on such matters as continuing assistance to Ukraine and responding to the series of bank failures in the United States.

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Yen exchange rate rises Widespread view of convergence of US inflation

2023-05-11 19:07:00
In the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 11th, the yen exchange rate rose as the movement to sell the dollar and buy the yen increased in response to the spread of the view that inflation in the United States was subsiding.

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Last year's current account surplus was 9,225.6 billion yen, less than half of the previous year's surplus

2023-05-11 18:41:00
Last year's current account surplus, which shows how much Japan earned from foreign trade and investment, fell to less than half of the previous year's surplus. This is due to soaring energy prices and the record depreciation of the yen, which has led to an increase in the amount of imports.

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Sharp last year's financial results 260.8 billion yen deficit Final deficit for the first time in 6 years

2023-05-11 18:40:00
Sharp, a major electronics manufacturer, posted a final deficit of 260.8 billion yen last year due to sluggish sales of liquid crystal panels for TVs. The final deficit is the first since fiscal 2016, when we were in financial crisis.

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AOKI President Apologizes for Olympics and Paralympic Corruption Cases

2023-05-11 18:36:00
Three former executives, including the former chairman, were accused of giving bribes in a corruption case involving sponsorship contracts for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. I apologize for the conviction.

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SOFTBANK Group Last year's financial results Final profit and loss of 970.1 billion yen deficit

2023-05-11 18:34:00
The SoftBank Group's financial results for the last fiscal year ended in a deficit of 970.1 billion yen. Due to the slump in the stock market, the loss increased in the investment fund business under the umbrella, and the final loss was the second consecutive year.

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SOFTBANK Group Last year's financial results Final profit and loss of 970.1 billion yen deficit

2023-05-11 16:57:00
The SoftBank Group's financial results for the last fiscal year ended in a deficit of 970.1 billion yen. Due to the slump in the stock market, the loss increased in the investment fund business under the umbrella, and the final loss was the second consecutive year.

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Economy Watchers Survey in April Rise for 3 months in a row Foreign tourists recover

2023-05-11 16:50:00
The Cabinet Office's Economy Watchers Survey in April, which asks working people how they feel about the economy, showed that the index that indicates the current state of the economy has risen for three consecutive months, partly because the number of foreign tourists visiting Japan is recovering. .

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Small price movements in stock prices Yen appreciation spreads selling orders to export-related stocks

2023-05-11 16:11:00
On the 11th, the Tokyo stock market and stock prices moved slightly.

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SOFTBANK Group Last year's financial results Final profit and loss of 970.1 billion yen deficit

2023-05-11 15:36:00
The SoftBank Group's financial results for the last fiscal year ended in a deficit of 970.1 billion yen. In addition to recording an investment loss of 5,322.3 billion yen in the investment fund business under its umbrella, a loss of 772.3 billion yen was recorded as a result of the depreciation of the yen. However, the investment fund business recorded a loss of 315.5 billion yen in the three months from January to March, which is smaller than the previous three months. The final profit and loss will be in the red for the second consecutive year.

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Sharp last year's financial results 260.8 billion yen deficit Final deficit for the first time in 6 years

2023-05-11 15:31:00
Sharp, a major electronics manufacturer, posted a deficit of 260.8 billion yen for the entire group last year, a complete turnaround from a profit of 73.9 billion yen in the previous fiscal year. This is the first time in six years since fiscal 2016, when the company was in financial crisis, that the final profit and loss will be in the red, due to the large amount of loss recorded in the display business for TVs. On the other hand, regarding the performance forecast for the current fiscal year, we have indicated that the final profit will be 10 billion yen in the black.

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Logistics "2024 problem" Liberal Democratic Commission compiles proposals

2023-05-11 13:30:00
In order to respond to the so-called "2024 problem" where the shortage of truck drivers is becoming more serious, the Liberal Democratic Party's research committee has compiled a proposal for the government. It is said that guidelines that include measures to encourage companies on the shipper side to respond should be formulated by the end of this fiscal year.

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Bank of Japan Monetary Policy Meeting Main Opinions “Uncertainty” Pointed Out One After Another

2023-05-11 12:47:00
The Bank of Japan released the "main opinions" of the first monetary policy meeting held under Governor Ueda on the 27th and 28th of last month. At the meeting, it was found that there were many opinions that the current large-scale monetary easing should be continued because of the high level of uncertainty surrounding overseas economies and financial markets.

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Last year's current account surplus was 9,225.6 billion yen, less than half of the previous year's surplus

2023-05-11 11:36:00
Last year's current account surplus, which shows how much Japan earned from foreign trade and investment, fell to less than half of the previous year's surplus. This is due to soaring energy prices and the record depreciation of the yen, which has led to an increase in the amount of imports.

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Google generated AI "Bard" service also available in Japanese

2023-05-11 10:43:00
American IT giant "Google" announced that it will start providing services in Japanese about generative AI that can create answers in natural sentences simply by entering questions.

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Tokaido Shinkansen Autonomous Driving Demonstration Experiment Release of running in Shizuoka after the last train

2023-05-11 08:37:00
JR Tokai is aiming to introduce automatic driving on the Tokaido Shinkansen, and for the first time, the state of the demonstration test running at actual speed in the business section before dawn on the 11th was released to the press.

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Google generated AI "Bard" service also available in Japanese

2023-05-11 07:31:00
American IT giant "Google" announced that it will start providing services in Japanese from the 10th regarding generation AI that can create answers in natural sentences simply by entering questions.

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G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting to Open in Niigata

2023-05-11 07:23:00
G7 = Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting of seven major countries will be held in Niigata City from 11th to 3 days.

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Rakuten Mobile to use KDDI lines in big cities Review base station development plan

2023-05-11 00:01:00
Rakuten Mobile has signed a new contract to rent a line from KDDI in large cities such as central Tokyo, and has revealed that it will review its base station development plan. The aim is to reduce the burden of capital investment and improve the financial base.

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