Friday January 21 Washington Schedules from Mace News
THE WHITE HOUSE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 2022 In the morning, the President will meet virtually with His Excellency Kishida Fumio, Prime Minister of Japan, to further deepen ties between our governments, economies, and our people, and advance our shared vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific. This meeting in the […]
BOJ Dec Minutes: Still Need Easy Money After Shrinking Covid Funding Program
— BOJ Members Also Debate Upside, Downside Risks Amid Uncertain Outlook By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Bank of Japan board members called for a continued accommodative monetary policy stance, saying the situation in Japan is different from other major economies where central banks are trying to control high inflation, the minutes of the bank’s Dec. […]
Japan Dec Core CPI Rise Slows on Durable Goods, Hotels Amid Rising Energy
— Both Core and Total CPI Measures Mark 4th Straight Y/Y Gains— Utilities Push Up Overall Energy Costs, Offsetting Recent Pullback in Gasoline— Japan 2021 CPI Down 0.2%, 2nd Straight Annual Drop After -0.2% in 2020 By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Rising utilities and processed food costs propped up consumer prices in Japan in December […]
FOMC To Continue Monetary Normalization Talks As Bond Buying Winds Down
By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – Going into its first meeting of the year, it might seem as if the Federal Open Market Committee has already scripted its monetary policy for coming months. After all, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and his colleagues on the Fed’s policy making committee have been pretty explicit about their […]
ECB Governing Council Split Over Expansion of APP Programme Announced in December
— Some members argued for a more rapid return to policy normalisation LONDON (MaceNews) – The European Central Bank’s decision to expand its asset purchase programme from April met with spirited opposition from some members of the Governing Council, suggesting deep divisions amongst rate setters, according to minutes of the policy meeting on 15-16 December, […]
Thursday January 20th Washington Schedules from Mace News
THE WHITE HOUSEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2022 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. Then, the President and the Vice President will meet with members of the Infrastructure Implementation Task Force to discuss delivering results from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the largest […]