<strong>White House and Other Schedules for Thursday, Jan 26</strong>
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Thursday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as U.S. economic data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2023 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. In […]
<strong>Bank of Canada Governor: ‘Far Too Early’ to Discuss Rate Cuts, Trying to Balance Risks of Over- and Under-Tightening</strong>
–BOC’s Macklem: Governing Council Statement Points to ‘Conditional Pause’ –Macklem: Prepared to Raise Rates Further If Inflation Moves Higher Than Forecast By Max Sato (MaceNews) – It is too early to discuss whether the Bank of Canada will need to consider lowering interest rates to support economic growth as it takes time to bring inflation […]
<strong>Bank of Canada Hikes Key Rate by 25 Bps to 4.50%, as Expected; To Hold Policy if Economy Moves as Forecast</strong>
–BOC Changes Stance from December View of Mulling If Rates Need to Rise Further –BOC Repeats: Canadian Economy in Excess Demand, Labor Markets Tight –BOC Revises Down 2023 CPI Forecast, Sees Modest GDP Growth By Max Sato (MaceNews) – The Bank of Canada on Wednesday raised its policy interest rate — the target for overnight […]
Japan Government Sees Soft Spots in Economy in its 1st Downgrade of Overview in 11 Months as Global Demand Cools
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan’s government Wednesday downgraded its economic assessment for the first in 11 months, citing slower growth in exports amid weaker global demand, while maintaining its view that modest recovery is in place, according to its monthly report released by the Cabinet Office. In its January report, the government said the […]
<strong>White House and Other Schedules for Wednesday, Jan 25</strong>
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Wednesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as U.S. economic data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2023 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. […]