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Economic news(2024/06/15)


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Travel expo held in Beijing, China - Japanese local governments promote local attractions

2024-06-15 18:15:00
As the number of tourists visiting Japan from China is slow to recover, a travel expo was held in China's capital, Beijing, where Japanese local governments and others promoted the attractions of each region.

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"Something luxurious for Dad" Should you have a fancy Father's Day gift even if you're on a budget?

2024-06-15 13:16:00
Father's Day is on June 16th. As rising prices have led to a growing desire to save money, some department stores in Tokyo are taking advantage of the consumer sentiment to "at least make this special occasion extravagant," and are deliberately focusing on selling high-priced items.

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NY Dow Jones Industrial Average falls for fourth consecutive day, worries over future economy

2024-06-15 07:19:00
On the 14th, the New York stock market saw sell orders due to concerns about the future of the economy, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell for the fourth consecutive day.

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Bank of Japan to reduce government bond purchases, focus on scale and pace, also interested in further interest rate hikes

2024-06-15 06:19:00
At the Monetary Policy Meeting held until the 14th, the Bank of Japan decided to reduce the scale of its purchases of government bonds. Market attention is focused on how the Bank of Japan will announce the scale and pace of the reduction at its July meeting, and whether it will go so far as to raise interest rates further.

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New York market: Yen exchange rate in the lower 157 yen range following Bank of Japan's decision to reduce government bond purchases

2024-06-15 06:10:00
In the foreign exchange market on the 14th, the yen fluctuated wildly over the Bank of Japan's decision to reduce its purchases of government bonds, and in the New York market it was trading in the low 157 yen range against the dollar.

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Sompo Japan releases report of external investigation into insurance premium pre-adjustment issue

2024-06-15 00:19:00
In response to the problem of pre-adjustment of insurance premiums, Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. has published a report on an investigation conducted by external lawyers. The report found that the management team themselves exchanged information with competitors, shared the information internally via email, and deleted it when it was pointed out that there were risks, and pointed out that the responsibility of the previous management teams was extremely heavy.

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