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Nikkei Average started at a decrease of 61 yen, with real GDP growth rate of 3.1% annually in Q2 (April-June), where individual consumption and equipment investment were in the positive.

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moomooニュース日本株 wrote a column · Aug 14 19:23
Nikkei Average started at a decrease of 61 yen, with real GDP growth rate of 3.1% annually in Q2 (April-June), where individual consumption and equipment invest...
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In today's Tokyo stock market, the Nikkei Average Stock Price started at 36,381.40 yen, a decrease of 61.03 yen from the previous trading day, while the Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX) started at 2,583.51, up by 1.61 points.
Nikkei Average started at a decrease of 61 yen, with real GDP growth rate of 3.1% annually in Q2 (April-June), where individual consumption and equipment invest...
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The yen was in the mid-147 yen range against the dollar, as the US CPI was in line with expectations and the speculation of a significant interest rate cut receded.
In the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the morning of the 15th, the yen exchange rate has been stable in the mid-147 yen range per dollar since the previous evening. The US consumer price index (CPI) remained almost as expected, leading to a retreat in the speculation of a significant interest rate cut in September, weighing on the yen. On the other hand, with the prospect of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida resigning, political uncertainties and expectations for additional rate hikes by the Bank of Japan are likely to support the yen downward.

The real GDP for April-June increased by an annual rate of 3.1%, driven by positive trends in personal consumption and capital investment.
The Japanese economy turned to positive growth for the first time in two quarters in the April-June period. Against the backdrop of the resumption of shipments by some auto manufacturers that had authentication fraud issues, personal consumption and capital investment improved. With wage increase rates in this year's spring labor negotiations reaching a 33-year high, the improvement in income environment also boosted consumption.

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On the 14th, Prime Minister Kishida announced that he would not run in the Liberal Democratic Party leadership election in September. When Kyodo News reported in the morning followed by other media, the Nikkei Stock Average rose by about 300 yen, then fell by about 550 yen, and later fluctuated wildly, returning to the pre-news levels, indicating that the uncertainty caused by the leadership change had an impact on the market.

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Source: Bloomberg, MINKABU
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Nikkei Average started at a decrease of 61 yen, with real GDP growth rate of 3.1% annually in Q2 (April-June), where individual consumption and equipment invest...
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