<strong>Japan November Retail Sales Slow Amid Concerns Over 8th Covid Wave, Lower Fuel Prices </strong>
–METI Keeps View: Retail Sales Picking Up; Sales Dip on Month but 3-Month Moving Average Up –Department Store Sales Recovery Pace Slows; Below Pre-Pandemic Levels –Demand for Cosmetics, Drugs Remains Strong; Auto Sales Pickup Slows By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japanese retail sales posted the ninth straight year-on-year increase in November, with the pace of […]
<strong>Japan November Jobless Rate Dips to 2.5% as Fewer People Look for Work; Jobs Up Y/Y on Eased Border Rules, Travel Subsidies </strong>
–More People Quit on Month to Seek Other Openings but Number of People Who Start Looking for Work Falls Faster –Employment Growth Posts 4th Y/Y Straight Gain, Let by Hotels, Restaurants –Unemployed Marks 17th Straight Y/Y Drop; Still Above January 2020 Level By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japanese payrolls posted their fourth straight year-on-year growth […]
<strong>White House and Other Schedules for Monday, Dec 26</strong>
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Monday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as U.S. data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2022 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. In-Town […]