Japan January Retail Sales Year-on-Year Growth Slows as Autos, Clothing Dip in Playback for Recent Gains
–METI Keeps View After Last Month’s Downgrade: Retail Sales Taking One Step Forward, One Step Back By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japanese retail sales in January moderated slightly to a 2.3% gain on the year after increases of 2.4% in December and 5.4% in November, as sales of vehicles and clothing lost more steam after […]
Japan January Industrial Production Index Sinks to Over 3-Year Low, Hit by Toyota Group Daihatsu Motor Suspension Over Crash Test Scandal
–METI Survey: Factory Output Likely to Rise Moderately in February, Gain Further in March–METI Downgrades View: Output Has Weakened While Taking One Step Forward, One Step Back–METI To Keep Watching Effects of Global Growth, Auto Output Suspension By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan’s industrial production plunged 7.5% on the month in January, hit by suspended […]
White House and Other Schedules for Wednesday Feb 28
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, FEBRUARY 28, 2024 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed […]