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Driven by the weak yen, the consumer spending of tourists visiting Japan in the first 9 months has reached a new high.
①Driven by the weakness of the Japanese yen, Japan's tourism industry is extremely hot in 2024; ②Data shows that as of September, international tourists spent 5.86 trillion yen in Japan (equivalent to 39.27 billion US dollars); ③This exceeded the consumption record of 5.3 trillion yen set for the full year of 2023.
Is the Bank of Japan taking on a "hawkish" stance again? Officials: Gradual interest rate hikes are appropriate.
On October 16, japan Bank of Japan Policy Board member Takashi Ando stated in a speech that Japan has the conditions for policy normalization, and it is appropriate for the Bank of Japan to adopt a gradual interest rate hike approach.
After the sell-off of ASML shock, we are in a stalemate.
The Nikkei average posted a significant decline for the first time in five business days. It closed at 39,180.30 yen, down 730.25 yen (volume approximately 1.6 billion 10 million shares). Following the selling pressure on semiconductor-related stocks in the previous day's USA market, selling pressure predominantly focused on tech stocks. The Nikkei average widened its losses from the opening, quickly dropping to 39,062.85 yen shortly after the start of trading. However, as it did not break below the psychologically significant level of 39,000 yen, there were scattered buy orders aiming for a self-rebound.
NTT, Sumitomo Chemical, etc. [List of stock information from the newspaper]
NTT <9432> NTT East Japan provides local 5G at construction sites, centralized on portable base stations (Nikkan Kogyo front page).
WHDC (16th) [Financial Results Schedule]
※The above calendar is only a schedule and may be subject to change due to company circumstances.---------------------------------------October 16 (Wed) <3823> WHDC---------------------------------------October 17 (Thu) <6146> Disco---------------------------------------October 18
Risk preference mood spreads and temporarily recovers to the 0.04 million yen level for the first time in three months.
The Nikkei Average continued to rise for 4 business days. It ended trading at 39,910.55 yen, up 304.75 yen (with an estimated volume of 1.8 billion50 million shares). Following the upward trend of major stock indices in the previous day's US market, the Nikkei Average started the session by recovering the ¥0.04 million milestone for the first time in about 3 months since July 19. Subsequently, amid the immediate sense of achievement due to the milestone recovery, trading was mixed, with buying and selling crossing the ¥0.04 million mark. While it closed at today's low, the battle continued around the ¥0.04 million mark.