Japan News Media Polls: Ruling Conservative LDP on Track to Score Landslide Win in Feb. 8 Lower House Election, New Opposition Centrist Alliance Trailing
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japanese news media polls conducted between Feb. 3 and Feb. 5 and released Thursday point to a landslide victory for the conservative ruling Liberal Democratic Party in the Feb. 8 lower house election, with the party on track to secure a significantly larger win than indicated by initial surveys. None […]
Preview: Forecasters See Japan Producer Price Rise Slowing to 2.3% Y/Y in January
Thursday, Feb. 12, 20260850 JST (2350 GMT/1850 EST Wednesday, Feb.11) The Bank of Japan releases the January corporate goods price index.Mace News median: CGPI +2.3% y/y (range: +2.0% to +2.4%) vs. Dec +2.4%; +0.2% m/m (range: -0.1% to +0.3%) vs. Dec +0.1% By Chikafumi Hodo (MaceNews) – Japan’s producer inflation is expected to rise on […]
Analysis: Discordant Fed Voices Keeping the Outlook for Monetary Policy Hazy
– Some Want To Resume Rate-Cutting; Others Oppose; Others Unsure By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – With the Federal Reserve having taken a much-anticipated pause in interest rate reductions last Wednesday, financial market participants worldwide are anxious to know when the Fed might resume cutting rates and by how much, but officials are giving no […]