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Economic news(2023/06/01)


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Eurozone May consumer price index up 6.1% year-on-year

2023-06-01 20:36:00
According to the EU = European Union's announcement on the 1st, the consumer price index of 20 euro zone countries such as Germany and France in May rose 6.1% compared to the same month last year.

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Recruitment interviews for university students started, job offer rate already exceeded 70%, issues ahead of schedule

2023-06-01 20:34:00
Job interviews for university students graduating next spring (2024) will begin on June 1 according to government rules. However, due to the shortage of human resources, an increasing number of companies are moving forward their recruitment activities, and the university student job offer rate has already exceeded 70%. While it is a heavy burden for students to start job hunting early or for a long period of time, various initiatives are underway at universities and companies.

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Net purchases by foreign investors for 9 consecutive weeks

2023-06-01 20:08:00
Foreign investors bought more than 380 billion yen more than they sold on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges last week when the Nikkei 225 hit a post-bubble high on the Tokyo stock market. , It turned out that it was net buying for 9 consecutive weeks.

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Personal information in medical data Processing of pharmaceuticals without consent

2023-06-01 19:58:00
A cabinet decision will be made this month on a government plan that includes 263 items of deregulation measures, such as making it possible to process personal information such as medical records for research and development of pharmaceuticals without consent.

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Starting to provide e-books that can be bought and sold and transferred with “NFT” Developing the second-hand market

2023-06-01 19:54:00
While the sales of paper books are declining, publishers in Tokyo use a digital authentication technology called "NFT" to provide e-books that can be sold and transferred by individuals in an attempt to develop a second-hand e-book market. announced that it will start

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Recruitment interviews for university students started, job offer rate already exceeded 70%, issues ahead of schedule

2023-06-01 19:51:00
Job interviews for university students graduating next spring (2024) will begin on June 1 according to government rules. However, due to the shortage of human resources, an increasing number of companies are moving forward their recruitment activities, and the university student job offer rate has already exceeded 70%. While it is a heavy burden for students to start job hunting early or for a long period of time, various initiatives are underway at universities and companies.

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Electricity charges 7 major electric power companies Price increase from today Up to 2700 yen increase

2023-06-01 19:12:00
Seven major electric power companies, including Tokyo Electric Power Co. and Tohoku Electric Power Co., will raise electricity rates starting from June 1st. Electricity charges will increase by up to 2,700 yen compared to before the price increase.

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U.S. bill to raise debt ceiling passed by majority in Congress

2023-06-01 19:00:00
The U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of a bill to temporarily suspend and raise the federal debt ceiling. The focus will be on whether the bill will be passed in the Senate after this in a form that has made great strides toward avoiding default in the United States.

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Yen exchange rate 1 dollar = yen depreciation progresses to the upper 139 yen level Due to the development of the US debt ceiling

2023-06-01 18:34:00
In the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 1st, the yen exchange rate saw a certain amount of progress in the US government's debt ceiling issue, so the movement to buy the dollar and sell the yen strengthened in the afternoon, and the yen weakened to the upper half of the 139 yen level to the dollar. proceeded.

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Electricity rate hike from today 7 major electric power companies

2023-06-01 17:59:00
Seven major electric power companies, including Tokyo Electric Power Co. and Tohoku Electric Power Co., will raise electricity rates starting from June 1st. The average price increase for each company ranges from 15% to 39%.

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Stock prices rise The progress of the US debt ceiling problem is a relief factor

2023-06-01 17:33:00
On the 1st, the Tokyo stock market saw some progress in the US debt ceiling issue, which became a source of relief, and the stock price rose.

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New Chairman Kojima of JEITA “Improving the environment for the utilization of generative AI”

2023-06-01 16:31:00
Keiji Kojima, president of Hitachi, Ltd., was appointed as the new chairman of JEITA = Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association, which is made up of electronics manufacturers, etc.

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U.S. bill to raise debt ceiling passed by majority in Congress

2023-06-01 12:06:00
The U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of a bill to temporarily suspend and raise the federal debt ceiling. The focus will be on whether the bill will be passed in the Senate after this in a form that has made great strides toward avoiding default in the United States.

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Meta "Prohibition of use of information collected from children" sanction proposed injunction request

2023-06-01 11:38:00
Meta, a major IT company, the former Facebook, said that the FTC = Federal Trade Commission in the United States would prohibit the use of information collected from children through SNS for advertisements and other purposes to generate revenue. requested the court.

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Targeting college students graduating next spring Start of job interviews for companies Job offer rate already exceeds 70%

2023-06-01 11:31:00
Job interviews for university students graduating next spring (2024) will begin on June 1 according to government rules. However, due to the shortage of human resources, an increasing number of companies are moving forward their recruitment activities, and the university student job offer rate has already exceeded 70%.

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Capital investment by domestic companies from January to March increased by 11% year-on-year

2023-06-01 10:39:00
According to the corporate statistics survey released by the Ministry of Finance, capital investment by domestic companies from January to March this year was 11% higher than the same period of the previous year due to an increase in investment related to EV = electric vehicles. increased.

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Bill to raise US debt ceiling passed by majority in Congress

2023-06-01 10:36:00
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill to temporarily suspend and raise the federal debt ceiling. In the House of Representatives, where the Republican Party holds the majority, some lawmakers opposed the bill, saying that the spending cuts included in the bill were insufficient. It was passed with a majority vote of the members of parliament. The bill will then be debated in the Senate. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned that she will default on her debt as soon as June 5 if the ceiling is not raised. The focus will be on whether the Senate will pass it by the 5th.

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Toyota announces additional investment in EV production battery factory at US factory from 2025

2023-06-01 09:28:00
In order to respond to the expansion of the EV = electric vehicle market, Toyota will start producing EVs at its plant in Kentucky in the southern United States from 2025, and as an additional investment for that purpose, a battery factory under construction in the southern state of North Carolina in Japanese yen. It announced that it will invest about 290 billion yen.

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U.S. Fed: “Employment growth and price rises moderate”

2023-06-01 08:38:00
The Federal Reserve Board, the central bank of the United States, announced the latest economic outlook on the 31st, stating that ``there was little change in economic activity,'' and the pace of job growth and price increases has slowed. It points out that

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Recruitment interviews for companies start today Increase in companies moving forward hiring due to shortage of human resources

2023-06-01 07:27:00
Job interviews for university students graduating next spring will begin on June 1, according to government rules. However, due to the shortage of human resources, an increasing number of companies are accelerating their recruitment activities, and the job offer rate for university students has already exceeded 70%.

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Recruitment interviews for companies start today Increase in companies moving forward hiring due to shortage of human resources

2023-06-01 06:57:00
Job interviews for university students graduating next spring will begin on June 1, according to government rules. However, due to the shortage of human resources, an increasing number of companies are accelerating their recruitment activities, and the job offer rate for university students has already exceeded 70%.

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Financial Services Agency and the University of Tokyo sign first agreement Joint research to prevent financial crisis

2023-06-01 06:54:00
The Financial Services Agency and the University of Tokyo have signed an agreement for the first time to study finance as a social system using methods such as data analysis, and to utilize this research in business and academics. We would like to work together on practical research, such as whether it is possible to detect abnormalities in the market and prevent financial crises by analyzing large amounts of data.

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U.S. debt ceiling issue bill to reflect agreement begins deliberations in the House of Representatives

2023-06-01 06:48:00
Deliberations on a bill reflecting the agreement between President Biden and Speaker of the House of Representatives McCarthy of the opposition Republican Party regarding raising the debt ceiling and debt ceiling of the US government have begun at the plenary session of the House of Representatives. In the House of Representatives, where the Republican Party holds the majority, some lawmakers are opposed to the bill, saying that the reduction in expenditures is insufficient, and the focus is on whether it will be passed.

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More than 3,500 food and beverage items to raise prices in June

2023-06-01 06:03:00
According to a private survey, more than 3,500 items of food and beverages will be raised in price in June.

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Electricity rate hike from today 7 major electric power companies

2023-06-01 05:07:00
Seven major electric power companies, including Tokyo Electric Power Co. and Tohoku Electric Power Co., will raise electricity rates starting from June 1st. The average price increase for each company ranges from 15% to 39%.

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