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Economic news(2024/11/09)
China's October CPI rises for ninth consecutive month, but deflation fears persist
2024-11-09 12:20:00
China's consumer price index rose 0.3% in October compared to the same month last year, marking the ninth consecutive month of positive growth. However, as consumers become more frugal, prices of automobiles and other items are falling, and concerns about deflation continue.
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Financial Markets: "Trump Trade" Active as Markets Consider Trump's Policies
2024-11-09 11:54:00
Following Trump's victory in the US presidential election, "Trump trades" have become more active in financial markets, where trades are made based on the policies that will be implemented in the future.
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Consideration is also being given to abolishing the "1.06 million yen annual income barrier" of the Employees' Pension Insurance, which will newly apply to about 2 million people
2024-11-09 11:10:00
In an effort to expand the number of part-time workers enrolled in the Employees' Pension Insurance, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is considering whether to abolish the monthly wage requirement of 88,000 yen or more, in addition to the requirement on company size. If this requirement is abolished, the so-called "1.06 million yen annual income barrier" will disappear.
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Government adjusts support for nurturing "unicorn" companies with new economic measures
2024-11-09 06:01:00
It has been learned that the government is making arrangements to include support measures in the new economic stimulus package to be compiled soon, such as providing subsidies not only for the product research stage but also for costs at the mass production stage, in an effort to foster large-scale startup companies known as "unicorns."
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