Most Federal Reserve Officials Nowhere Near Ready to Cut Rates Again
By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – Few Federal Reserve officials have completely foreclosed the possibility of resuming interest rate reductions at some point, but for the foreseeable future, the U.S. central bank appears to be firmly on hold. The Federal Open Market Committee may well get around to cutting the federal funds rate at least […]
Preview: Forecasters See Tokyo Core CPI +1.7% in February on Year, Below BOJ 2% Target
for release: Friday, Feb. 27, 2026 0830 JST (2330 GMT/1830 EST Thursday, Feb. 26) The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications releases February Tokyo CPI. Mace News survey median: total CPI +1.4% y/y (range: +1.2% to +1.5%) vs. Jan +1.5%; core CPI (ex-fresh food) +1.7% (range: +1.6% to +1.8%) vs. Jan +2.0%; core-core CPI (ex-fresh […]