2024-08-15 22:14:00
The Chinese government has announced that it will restrict exports of antimony, a rare metal used in semiconductor materials, from September. This is thought to be an attempt to check the US and other countries that are tightening export controls on semiconductors and other products.
2024-08-15 21:46:00
In the United States, retail sales in July increased by 1% compared to the previous month, far exceeding market expectations of an increase of around 0.4%. In the United States, a slowdown in consumption has been pointed out amid continued high interest rates, but the latest statistics show that consumption is strong.
2024-08-15 19:27:00
Tokio Marine & Nichido, a major non-life insurance company, announced that an employee seconded to an insurance agency had leaked approximately 35,000 pieces of customer information for competing companies that was managed by the agency to the company itself. The sales staff had apparently encouraged the leak in order to understand the market share of rival companies.
2024-08-15 18:21:00
On the 15th, in the Tokyo foreign exchange market, concerns over prolonged inflation in the US eased and awareness of the narrowing interest rate gap between Japan and the US led to a move to buy the yen, causing a slight rise in the value of the yen.
2024-08-15 16:33:00
The GDP (gross domestic product) for the April to June period of this year grew at an annualized rate of 3.1% compared to the previous three months, the first increase in two quarters. Nominal GDP also exceeded 600 trillion yen for the first time when converted into a one-year amount.
2024-08-15 16:31:00
On the Tokyo stock market on the 15th, the Nikkei average rose as concerns about the future of the US economy eased.
2024-08-15 15:34:00
Multiple U.S. media outlets have reported that the Department of Justice is considering various options, including splitting up Google's business, following a court ruling that found the tech giant had violated Japan's antitrust law.
2024-08-15 13:48:00
The GDP (gross domestic product) for the April to June period of this year grew at an annualized rate of 3.1% compared to the previous three months, the first increase in two quarters. Nominal GDP also exceeded 600 trillion yen for the first time when converted into a one-year amount.
2024-08-15 13:36:00
On the 15th, stock prices on the Tokyo stock market rose as concerns about the future of the US economy eased and there were active buying orders for export-related stocks.
2024-08-15 13:10:00
In Southeast Asia, where economic growth continues, the government has announced that it will provide subsidies of approximately 35 billion yen for local technological development and other efforts in order to increase the competitiveness of Japanese companies in growth sectors such as automobiles and next-generation energy.
2024-08-15 12:19:00
The GDP (gross domestic product) for the April to June period of this year grew at an annualized rate of 3.1% compared to the previous three months, the first increase in two quarters. Nominal GDP also exceeded 600 trillion yen for the first time when converted into a one-year amount.
2024-08-15 09:28:00
GDP (gross domestic product) for the April-June period of this year grew at an annualized real rate of 3.1% compared to the previous three months, marking the first increase in two quarters.
2024-08-15 09:09:00
GDP (gross domestic product) for the April-June period of this year grew at an annualized real rate of 3.1% compared to the previous three months, marking the first increase in two quarters.
