The Bank of Japan will hold a monetary policy decision meeting on the 18th and 19th. The decision will be announced around noon on the 19th, and a press conference by Governor Haruhiko Kuroda is expected to be held in the afternoon. The biggest focus is whether they will proceed with the removal of the negative interest rate policy that has been in place since February 2016.Whether or not the Bank of Japan will proceed with the removal of the negative interest rate policy that has been in place since February 2016.That is the main question.
If the Bank of Japan implements an interest rate hike,It will be the first policy change in 17 years since February 2007.In the first round of collective bargaining on the 15th, which President Ueda called a major point, the spring labor offensive is averaging in the 5% range for the first time in 33 years.In addition, the BOJ is strongly pushing for an interest rate increase.Furthermore, it is highly likely that the BOJ will lift the financial easing measures other than negative interest rates and move towards normalizing its monetary policy.For the stock market, there is also interest in whether the BOJ will stop buying ETFs.In addition, with the successive positive comments from President Ueda, expectations for a rate hike in March have sharply increased.In addition, the BOJ is strongly pushing for an interest rate increase.Furthermore, it is highly likely that the BOJ will lift the financial easing measures other than negative interest rates and move towards normalizing its monetary policy.
For the stock market, there is also interest in whether the BOJ will stop buying ETFs.
At the January decision meeting, there was also an intention to confirm the impact of the Noto Peninsula earthquake, and the monetary easing policy was maintained. On the other hand, among the "main opinions," there were statements such as "the requirements for policy revisions, including the removal of negative interest rates, are being met" and "it is necessary to further deepen the discussion on the exit."

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The US insurance and investment company Berkshire Hathaway raised the investment ratio of 5 Japanese trading company stocks. Excluding corporate shares held by each company, the average holding ratio is over 8.5%.
It is said that the total value of shares of the five companies ITOCHU Corporation, Marubeni Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsui & Co., and Sumitomo Corporation greatly exceeds the value of shares of listed companies in any country held by Berkshire other than the United States.
There is a possibility that the investment ratio will be raised to 9.9% for any of the five companies, but there are no plans to make further investments unless there is special approval from the board of directors of the investee companies.
Mitsubishi Corporation 6.59% → 8.31% (+ 1.72%)
ITOCHU 6.21% → 7.47% (+ 1.26%)
Mitsui & Co. 6.62% → 8.09% (+ 1.47%)
Marubeni 6.75% → 8.30% (+ 1.55%)
Sumitomo Corporation 6.57% → 8.23% (+ 1.66%)
It was decided that there is a possibility that the investment ratio will increase to 9.9% for the purpose of long-term ownership.
According to Berkshire, the current shareholding ratio is average8.5%It is strong, and the total investment amount is the largest among listed stocks outside the US.
The stock prices of the five major trading companies have all risen by 30% or more since the beginning of the year.
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