Mitsui & Co enjoys a moderate growth in US during H1
05 May '08
2 min read
European economy slowed down moderately as construction investments peaked out in the region. In Japan, export to emerging economies of automotive as well as steel and chemical products supported high level of industrial production.
On the other hand, uncertainties increased in corporate and household sectors reflecting decline in construction investments caused by revision of the Japanese building standards law as well as rising material costs and consumer goods including foodstuff.
Looking into monetary and foreign exchange markets, the Federal Reserve Board of the United States implemented a series of interest rate cuts to stabilize financial market.
In foreign exchange markets, the U.S. Dollar continued to depreciate against most major currencies, and fell below ¥100/ U.S. Dollar in March 2008, the lowest value in 13 years. Furthermore, stock markets worldwide saw falling share prices in the latter half of the fiscal year.
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