Fed Officials Give Cautious but Conflicting Views on Road Ahead For Monetary Policy
By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – Two Federal Reserve Bank presidents who had opposed the Fed’s mid-week interest rate cut, strongly defended their no votes on Friday while two other Fed presidents who will be voting on monetary policy next year gave conflicting indications on whether they will support moving rates lower. Broadly speaking, the […]
Preview: Forecasters See Japanese Machinery Orders Showing Retreat in October
Wednesday, Dec. 17, 20250850 JST (2350 GMT/1850 EST Tuesday, Dec. 16) The Cabinet Office releases October machinery orders.Mace News median: core orders -2.6% m/m (range: -5.0% to +2.7%) vs. Sept +4.2%; +3.6% y/y (range: +0.6% to +9.1%) vs. Sept +11.6% By Chikafumi Hodo TOKYO (MaceNews) – Japan’s core machinery orders, a key leading indicator of […]
Update: Preview: Forecasters See Modest Gain in Major Firms’ Business Sentiment in BOJ’s Tankan Survey
–Updates forecast figures for confidence among large non-manufacturing firms, capex plans for both large and smaller firms. Monday, Dec. 15, 2025 0850 JST (2350 GMT/1850 EST Sunday, Dec. 14) The Bank of Japan releases quarterly survey on business sentiment, plans and inflation outlook for the December quarter.Mace News medians: large mfg sentiment +15 vs. +14 […]