日本人が就寝中に推移する世界経済

　6人兄弟の末っ子として生まれた私は小学生の頃、母に尋ねました。「家(うち)はお金がないのに、どうしてよそにはお金持ちがいるの」と当時、純真だった私は、その不思議さを訊いたことがあります。

　母の即座な答えは「お金持ちは、お金がお金を増やすんだよ。」とのことでした。子供の私にはその意味が全く分かりませんでした。その後、高校生くらいになってから「ああ、そうか」と母の言ったことに気づき、理解できたのは「複利」ということでした。つまり、「利子を元手に、その利子がまた利子を生む」つまり、「お金がお金を生む」という経済の仕組みです。

　ところで、私は２０年前に妻に先立たれ、一人暮らしを余儀なくされて以来、僅かな資金を基に投資を続けてます。この間、リーマンショックをニュースではなく、自ら体験し、どうなることかと思いましたが、それにも負けず、経済研究を続けました。

　世界経済の中心である米国、ダウ平均株価は史上初めて3万ドルを超えた2020年11月からおよそ「３年半で1万ドル上昇し」、この間、アメリカ経済は、コロナ禍からの回復と景気の先行きへの期待が株価を押し上げたのでしょう。日本時間の昨日５月１８日未明には、ダウ平均株価が値上がりし、史上初めて4万ドルの大台を超えました。このように世界経済とは「日本人が眠ってる間に推移」してます。

　この要因は、アメリカでインフレへの懸念が和らぎ、FRB＝連邦準備制度理事会が利下げを始める時期が早まるのではないかとの観測が投資家に広がり、株価上昇に繋がったと考えられます。

　これからも、証券会社の経済講演会には積極的に参加し、経済の現状と今後の成り行きに注視します。併せて、大きな病院で開かれる「特に、がん対策の講演会」に参加し、高齢期を生きる二本柱「経済と健康」を生涯に亘り研究します。

Dear my friends abroad

　The simultaneous interpretation for your understanding will be after my breakfast in Japan time.

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　I was born as the youngest of six siblings, and when I was in elementary school, I asked my mother, "Why is it that there are rich people elsewhere, while our family has no money?" I was innocent at the time, so I asked her why this was so strange.

　My mother's immediate answer was, "For rich people, money makes money." However, as a child, I couldn't understand what she meant. It wasn't until I was in high school that I realized what my mother was saying and understood the concept of "compound interest." In other words, it is an economic system in which "interest is used as capital, and that interest produces interest," or in other words, "money produces money."

　By the way, since my wife passed away 20 years ago and my daughters were independent of me each so that I was forced to live alone. Since then, I have continued to invest with a small amount of money. During this time, I experienced the Lehman Shock not only as news, but for myself, and I wondered what would happen to me, but I didn't give up and continued to study economics and invest.

　As you know, the United States is the center of the global economy, and since November 2020, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average surpassed 30,000 for the first time in history, it has risen by 10,000 dollars in about three and a half years. During this time, the American economy's recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and expectations for the future of the economy have boosted stock prices. In the early hours of May 18th, Japan time, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose, surpassing the 40,000 mark for the first time in history. In this way, the global economy is "moving while the Japanese people are sleeping."

　This is thought to be due to the easing of concerns about inflation in the United States, and the spread of speculation among investors that the Federal Reserve Board may begin to lower interest rates sooner, leading to a rise in stock prices.

　I will continue to actively participate in economic lectures held by securities companies in Takasaki-city and keep a close eye on the current state of the economy and its future developments. In addition, I will participate in "lectures on cancer prevention in particular" held at large hospital in Takasaki-city, and will study the two pillars of living in aging society, "economy and health," throughout my life.

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写真に驚かないでください。

　ここは以前に私の職場があった群馬県富岡市の南に位置する「大塩湖」の畔です。湖は周囲3.2km、湖畔に沿って周遊できる道があります。周囲は桜の木が約1000本あり、山岳地帯で周遊ウォーキングには自然環境が素晴らしく、丁度良い距離です。近くには群馬サファリパークもあります。

　ところで、若い方々には申し訳ありませんが、私の場合は「切実な問題」です。それは「健康長寿を目指すには何が必要か」ということです。ここでは脳活動は別として、そのためには、きれいな酸素に満ちたところで適度な運動し、併せて、日々の食事内容と考えてます。

　一般的には、誰でも４０代から６０代のある日に「年齢と体重の数値が同じ」になます。しかし、私の場合、現時点で、年齢と体重の数値が同じです。このため、今まで、比較的多めに牛乳や卵を摂取していましたが、これらはエネルギー対策として大切でも、今後は、脂質やコレステロールを減らしつつ、代わりに「豆乳やバナナ」に切り替えつつあります。

　食品は栄養面でそれぞれ利点と欠点の両面がありますが、どれも良い点も含むので、ポイントは極端に走らず、何でも食しますが、現在の健康度に何が不足し、何が摂り過ぎかを考え、健康長寿のために、適度な運動とバランスの取れた栄養摂取を実践したいと思います。

Dear my friends abroad who are researching into real health

　First of all, don't be surprised by the photo which shows the forest of marriage. This is the shore of Lake Oshio located south of Tomioka City, Gumma Prefecture, where I used to work. The lake has a circumference of 3.2km and there is a path that we can walk around the lake. There are about 1,000 cherry trees in the surrounding area, and the natural environment is great for walking around this mountainous area. It situates near the famous Gumma Safari Park.

　By the way, I must apologize to young people, but in my case, this is a "Pressing issue". The question is, "What is necessary to aim for a healthy longevity?" Apart from brain activity, for this purpose I am thinking of moderate exercise in a place full of clean oxygen, as well as my daily diet.

　In general, everyone's age and weight become the same someday between their 40s and 60s. However, in my case, my age and weight numbers are the same now. As the result, I have been consuming relatively large amounts of milk and eggs until now, although these are important as an energy measure, but from now on I am switching to soy milk and bananas so as to reduce fat and cholesterol.

　Generally, food has both advantages and disadvantages in terms of nutrition, but each has its good points, so the point is not to go to extremes and eat everything, but think about what I am lacking in my current health level and what I am eating too much. I would like to practice moderate exercise and balanced nutrition as my age.

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