Japan April Retail Sales Up on Year Led by Department Stores, Autos but at Slower Pace; Down on Month
–METI Keeps View: Retail Sales on Gradual Uptrend; 3-Month Moving Average Still Up on Month –Department Store Sales on Recovery Track, Auto Sales Improving Further –Demand for Cosmetics, Drugs Remains Solid; Sales of Appliances Stay Sluggish By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japanese retail sales posted their 14th straight year-over-year increase in April amid a continued […]
Japan April Industrial Output Dips Unexpectedly on Weaker Demand for Production Equipment amid Global Slowdown
–METI Survey: Output Likely to Post 2nd Straight Dorp in May, Rise in June –METI Keeps View After Last Month’s Upgrade: Output Showing Gradual Pickup –METI Repeats: To Watch Effects of Parts Shortages, Inflation By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan’s industrial production unexpectedly fell on the month for the first drop in three months, hit […]
White House and Other Schedules for Tuesday, May 30
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Tuesday’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: (The transcript of Sunday’s White House background briefing for the press on the debt-limit deal is at: https://macenews.com/transcript-white-house-press-backrounder-on-debt-limit-deal/ or macenews.com) DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, […]