White House and Other Schedules for Monday, June 6
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Monday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as US data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORMONDAY, JUNE 6, 2022 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. In-Town Pool Wires: AP, […]
Japan May Tokyo CPI Y/Y Rise Around BOJ’s 2% Target but FY22 Uptick Seen Temporary
–May Tokyo CPI Annual Rate Highest in Nearly 3 Decades Excluding 2014, 1997 Sales Tax Hike Impact–Energy, Food Prices Lead Inflation; BOJ Sees Impact of Commodity Market Spike Fading in FY23–Gasoline Price Markups Smaller on Govt Subsidies; Utilities Costs High but Also Easing By Max Sato (MaceNews) – The year-on-year rise in consumer prices in […]
Japan April CPI Jumps as Mobile Phone Fee Discount Effects Fade; Energy, Food Up
–Core CPI +2.1% Y/Y Largest in Over 13 Years If 2014 Sales Tax Hike Impact Excluded–Total CPI +2.5% Y/Y Largest in Over 30 Years Excluding Impact of 2014, 1997 Sales Tax Hikes–Energy Costs High but Easing; Household Durable Goods Prices Post 1st Y/Y Rise in 6 Months By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Consumer prices in […]
White House and Other Schedules for Wednesday, May 11
WASHINGTON (MaceNews)—The following are Wednesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as US data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2022 In the morning, the President will travel to Chicago, Illinois. The departure from the South Lawn will be open press and pooled […]
White House and Other Schedules for Monday, May 9
WASHINGTON (MaceNews)—The following are Monday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as US data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORMONDAY, MAY 9, 2022 In the morning, the President will return to the White House from Wilmington, Delaware. The departure from Delaware Air National […]
Japan April Tokyo CPI Jumps to Around 2% as Mobile Phone Charge Discount Base Effects Ease Off 
–BOJ Board Sees CPI Jump in FY22 as Temporary; FY23 CPI to Slip Back to 1% –Utilities, Food Prices Lead Inflation; Impact of Energy Market Spike Seen Fading Next Year –Energy Prices Post 1st Slowing in Current Y/Y Rise Phase; Govt Subsidies Capping Gasoline Markups By Max Sato (MaceNews) – The year-on-year rise in consumer […]
Eurozone Consumer Prices Rose 7.5% Y/Y in April; Narrow Core Measure Accelerates
ZURICH (MaceNews) – Consumer prices in the Eurozone rose 7.5 percent in April from a year ago, according to a flash estimate from Eurostat, and were in line with expectations, although it appears inflation is broadening. The overall pace of inflation in the Eurozone as measured by HICP rose from 7.4 percent year-over-year to 7.5 […]
White House and Other Schedules for Tuesday, April 12
WASHINGTON (MaceNews)—The following are Tuesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as US economic data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2022 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. Then, the […]
<strong>Japan Govt Sees Economic Pickup Signs, Warns of Downside Risks from Inflation, Markets, War </strong>
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan’s government Friday maintained its overview that the economy is showing signs of a pickup amid some soft spots as Covid cases appear to have peaked, but also warned that rising prices, volatile financial markets, and the war in Ukraine could heighten downside risks, according to its monthly report released […]
Japan March Tokyo CPI Y/Y Rise Hits Over 2-Year High on Utilities, Processed Food
–Utilities Continue Leading Energy Costs Higher; Gasoline Rise Slows –Total CPI Also Pushed Up by Another Surge in Fresh Food Prices –Most Base Effects of Sharp Mobile Phone Charge Discounts To End This Month By Max Sato (MaceNews) – The year-on-year rise in consumer prices in Tokyo, the leading indicator of the national average, hit […]