White House and Other Schedules for Thursday, Feb 15
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, FEBRUARY 15, 2024In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. In-Town […]
Japan Q4 GDP Unexpectedly Slips for 2nd Straight Contraction, Hit by Weaker Consumption, Business Investment, Public Works Spending
–Q4 GDP Annualized 0.4% Drop Below Median Forecast of 1.6% Growth–Consumption, Capex Both Post 3rd Straight Drop as Real Wages Keep Falling–In 2023, Japan’s Nominal GDP in Dollar Terms Falls Behind Germany’s Amid Weak Yen By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan’s gross domestic product for the October-December quarter unexpectedly posted a slight contraction of 0.1% […]
Fed’s Barr, Goolsbee Weigh Risks of Cutting Rates Too Soon Or Too Late
— Goolsbee Focuses More On Danger Of Waiting To Ease ‘Quite Restrictive’ Stance By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – While not significantly diverging from the cautious approach toward monetary easing which Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has preached over the past two months, two senior Fed officials expressed varying degrees of concern Wednesday about the […]