Japan April Core CPI Drop Limited; Higher Energy Eases Mobile Fee Slump

– Hotel Fees Up After Government Ended Subsidies For Travel in December – Private University Tuitions Up As Base Effect of Subsidies Wanes – Smaller Drop in Auto Insurance Premiums Also Ease Core CPI Drop By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan’s core consumer price index posted only a slight drop on year in April, as […]

Atl Fed’s Bostic: Inflation Rise Likely Transitory; Fed Won’t Be ‘Preemptive’

–Economy in Transition; Must ‘Look Through’ Data For ‘True Signal’ On Inflation–No Clear Signal On Inflation Until ‘At Least September’–Clarida: Employment 1 ½ Years From Full Employment; Inflation Transitory By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Raphael Bostic Wednesday again downplayed inflation risks while emphasizing the need to return the economy […]

Wednesday Washington Schedules from MaceNews

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Wednesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, the State Departent, the Capitol and for upcoming economic data and Federal Reserve events: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2021 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office. This […]

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 economic data and Federal Reserve events: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, MAY 11, 2021 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office. This meeting […]

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 economic data and Federal Reserve events: The White House            DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORMONDAY, MAY 10, 2021  In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office. This […]

Saturday/Sunday Washington Schedules from MaceNews

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are the Saturday and Sunday schedules for the White House, Treasury, the State Department, the Capitol and for upcoming economic data and for Federal Reserve events: The White House            WEEKEND GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORSATURDAY, MAY 8, 2021 AND SUNDAY, MAY 9, 2021  On Saturday, the President has no public […]

US Data Preview: CPI, PPI, Retail Sales, IndPro, Still More FedSpeak

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The week ahead includes the latest consumer inflation rate, another month of business inflation that in March was running super hot, the April retail sales report and a more than ample supply of FedSpeak. Is any of it as anxiously anticipated nearly as much as the appearance of Elon Musk on “Saturday […]

Japan Apr Tokyo CPI Slip on Lower Mobile Phone User Fees

By Max Sato –Gasoline Prices on Clear Uptrend But Energy Costs Still Down on Year (MaceNews) – Consumer prices in Tokyo, a leading indicator of the national average, posted a slightly larger year-on-year drop in the core reading in April, compared to March, as mobile carriers lowered communications fees in response to a government request, […]

Japan Mar CPI Drop Eases Further on Higher Gasoline Prices

By Max Sato –Hotel Fees Stop Falling Without Subsidized Discounts (MaceNews) – The recent pickup in energy markets eased downward pressure on Japanese consumer prices in March, data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication released Friday showed, but the outlook for growth and inflation remains uncertain amid a renewed spike in coronavirus infections […]

Tuesday Washington Schedules from MaceNews

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Tuesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, the State Department, Capitol Hill and for upcoming economic data and Federal Reserve events: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, APRIL 13, 2021  In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office. This […]