Fed Officials Still Lean Against Near-Term Rate Cuts Despite Job Losses…

By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – Until very recently, it had become all but a foregone conclusion that the Federal Reserve would leave short-term interest rates unchanged at its mid-March meeting, and even beyond that there was little indication of a consensus for the resumption of rate cuts until later in the year. In the […]

Preview: Forecasters See Wide-Ranging Recovery in Japanese Household Spending

Tuesday, March 10, 20260830 JST (2350 GMT/1830 EST Monday, March 9) The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications releases the January average household spending.Mace News median forecasts: +1.8% y/y (range: +0.6% to +5.2%) vs. Dec -2.6%; +0.6% m/m (range: -0.4% to +2.9%) vs. Dec -2.9% By Chikafumi Hodo TOKYO (MaceNews) – Japan’s real household spending […]