Eurozone Consumer Prices Rose 3.0 Percent in August from A Year Ago on Energy Costs
ZURICH (MaceNews) – Consumer prices in the Euro area rose more than expected in August, driven higher once again by increased energy costs, the latest data from Eurostat showed. The flash estimate for August HICP showed consumer prices up 3.0 percent from a year-ago level, exceeding the median of 2.8 percent in an Econoday survey […]
Japan Aug Tokyo Core CPI Improves to Flat on Energy, Hotels After Year-Long Slump
— Gasoline Markup Slows While Electricity Bills Now Up on Year — Air Conditioners, Property Insurance Premiums Also Support Prices By Max Sato (MaceNews) – The core reading of consumer prices in Tokyo, a leading indicator of the national average, was unchanged from a year earlier in August, firming after a year-long decline, thanks to […]
Japan July Core CPI Posts 12th Straight Monthly Y/Y Drop Under 2020 Base Year
— Total CPI Marks 10th Straight Y/Y Fall, Also Reversing Slight Pickup — July’s Y/Y Declines in All Major CPI Measures Decelerate from June — Higher Energy, Some Food, Appliances Costs Ease Mobile Phone Downward Pressure By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan’s core consumer prices reversed recent modest gains backed by higher energy costs, posting […]
Eurozone Final July HICP Rose 2.2% Year-on-Year, Confirming Flash Estimate
ZURICH (MaceNews) – Inflation in the euro area rose 2.2 percent from a year ago in July, rising from 1.9 percent through June, final figures released by Eurostat showed Wednesday. Energy prices rose 14.3 percent in July, revised up from the flash estimate of 14.1 percent, with the rate increasing from 12.6 in June. Without […]
Japan Economic Sentiment Clouded by COVID Infection Spike; Inflation Pickup Slow
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japanese sentiment picked up slightly in July, thanks to a four-day weekend created for the Tokyo Olympics, but the uncertainty over the economic outlook grew amid a surge in cases caused by the more infectious Delta variant and public frustration over the government’s response to the pandemic, including the slow […]
Wednesday Washington Schedules from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Wednesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, the State Department, the Capitol and for upcoming Federal Reserve events: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2021 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office. This meeting will be […]
Tuesday Washington Schedules from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Tuesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, the State Department, the Capitol and for upcoming Federal Reserve events: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2021 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. Then, the President […]
Monday Washington Schedules from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Monday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, the State Department, the Capitol and for upcoming Federal Reserve events: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORMONDAY, AUGUST 9, 2021 On Monday, the President will remain in Wilmington, Delaware. In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily […]
US Data Preview Commentary: CPI, PPI, UMich and Most Important and Least Regarded, Productivity
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – It’s inflation week, with the CPI and the PPI on Wednesday and Thursday, reigniting the now sterile speculation about whether price pressures are transitory, when it’s more important for the same question to be applied to a quite different economic statistic, Tuesday’s report on productivity. Simply stated, productivity growth is what sustains […]
Saturday/Sunday Washington Schedules from News
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are the schedules for Saturday and Sunday for the White House, Treasury, the State Department, the Capitol and for upcoming Federal Reserve events: The White House WEEKEND GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORSATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 2021 AND SUNDAY, AUGUST 8, 2021 On Saturday and Sunday, the President has no public […]