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Economic news(2024/01/27)
“How to decide” whether to change or pass on the price [Economics column]
2024-01-27 23:25:00
This expression by the Bank of Japan was taken by the market as a sign that monetary policy would be normalized, with "certainty increasing little by little." As this becomes even more likely, the Bank of Japan will focus on how service prices will rise in order to decide whether to head for an exit. What is the true meaning behind what the President himself pointed out as a ``point of attention''? (Economy Department reporter Koki Nishizono)
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More than 70% of high-rise redevelopment projects in the city center result in increased construction costs, delays and revisions
2024-01-27 20:41:00
The soaring global prices of materials are having a serious impact on urban development across the country. A survey of 129 districts across the country undergoing redevelopment through high rises in central urban areas revealed that construction costs exceeded expectations in more than 70% of the cases, and that plans were delayed or needed to be revised in some districts. I did.
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US Biden administration suspends LNG export licenses as an appeal to combat climate change
2024-01-27 10:55:00
The Biden administration in the United States has announced that it will temporarily suspend issuing new export permits, citing the need to analyze the environmental impact of LNG (liquefied natural gas) using the latest methods. It seems that the aim is to highlight efforts to combat climate change in the run-up to the presidential election this November.
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The government and Tokyo metropolitan government plan to start selling Tokyo Metro stocks as early as next fiscal year
2024-01-27 10:09:00
The government and the Tokyo metropolitan government are making arrangements to begin selling their Tokyo Metro shares within the next fiscal year. The national government holds 53.4% of Tokyo Metro's shares, and the Tokyo metropolitan government holds 46.6%, but it has been decided that the company will be sold and completely privatized.
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NY Dow Jones Industrial Average hits record high for 2nd day in a row, following release of US price index
2024-01-27 06:24:00
In the New York stock market on the 26th, following the announcement of the American price index, buy orders were placed based on the view that inflation would be heading towards an end, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a new all-time high for the second consecutive day.
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US December personal consumption expenditure price index increased by 2.6% compared to the same month last year
2024-01-27 05:46:00
In December, the PCE (Personal Consumption Expenditure) price index in the United States increased by 2.6% compared to the same month of the previous year. The rate of increase remains at a low level, once again demonstrating the slowing trend in inflation.
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Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism recommends corrections to Yamato Transport, etc. Are unreasonable demands made on transport companies?
2024-01-27 02:28:00
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has ordered Yamato Transport, a major delivery company, and a subsidiary of Oji Holdings, a major paper manufacturer, to take immediate corrective action on suspicion of continuing to make unreasonable demands that could lead to legal violations from their transportation business partners. For the first time, we have made a recommendation calling for
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