Japan February Core CPI Annual Rate Accelerates to 2.8%, as Expected, After Easing to 2.0% in January as Base-Year Effect of Utility Subsidies Has Waned
Japan core CPI accelerates
White House and Other Schedules for Tuesday, March 12
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Tuesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as U.S. economic data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 2024 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. […]
Japan February Tokyo Core CPI Annual Rate Picks Up to 2.5% After Easing to 1.8% in January as Base Effect of Utility Subsidies Wanes
–Influx of Asian Visitors During Lunar New Year Holidays Also Boosts Hotel Fees–January Data Revised Up as New Data Collection Method for Overseas Package Tours Applied–Total CPI Annual Rate Accelerates to 2.6% from 1.8%–Core-Core CPI (Ex-Fresh Food, Energy) Y/Y Rise Slows to 3.1% from 3.3% By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Consumer inflation in Tokyo, the […]
White House and Other Schedules for Monday, March 3
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Monday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as U.S. economic data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2024 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed […]
Japan January Core CPI Annual Rate Decelerates to 22-Month Low of 2.0% on Further Drop in Subsidized Energy Prices, Slower Food Markups, Smaller Hotel Fee Rise
–Total CPI Y/Y Rise Also Slows to 22-Month Low of 2.2% But Above Consensus–Core-Core CPI (Ex-Fresh Food, Energy) Annual Rate Eases to 11-Month Low of 3.5%–Resumed Web Scraping Data Collection Causes Spike in Overseas Package Tour Prices, Leading to Slower-Than-Expected CPI Easing–Services Costs Up 3.2% Y/Y Amid Wage Hikes Vs. Goods Prices +1.9% By Max […]
White House and Other Schedules for Tuesday, Feb 13
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Tuesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as U.S. economic data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2024 In the afternoon, the President and the Vice President will have lunch. This meeting in the President’s Private Dining […]
IMF: BOJ Should Consider Unwinding Monetary Easing Under Yield Curve Control Framework Now
–IMF: BOJ Then Should Gradually Raise Interest Rates–IMF Critical of Kishida Government’s ‘Untargeted’ Economic Stimulus Package By Max Sato (MaceNews) – The Bank of Japan should consider unwinding its large-scale monetary easing now by exiting the seven-year-old yield curve control framework, the International Monetary Fund said Friday, noting that easing in the past decade has […]
Japan January Tokyo Core CPI Annual Rate Eases Sharply on Further Energy Price Drop, Slower Food Markups, Hotel Fee Rise
–Total CPI, Core (Ex-Fresh Food), Both +1.6% Y/Y, Slowest in 22 Months–Core-Core CPI (Ex-Fresh Food, Energy) Moderates to 11-Month Low of +3.1% By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Consumer inflation in Tokyo, the leading indicator of the national average, eased at a much faster pace than expected in January in all three key measures as food […]
Japan December Core CPI Annual Rate Decelerates to 18-Month Low of 2.3% from November’s 2.5% on Utility Subsidies, Slower Processed Food Markups
–Total CPI Y/Y Rise Slows to 17-Month Low of 2.6% from 2.8% –Core-Core CPI (Ex-Fresh Food, Energy) Annual Rate Eases Further to 10-Month Low of 3.7% from 3.8% –Services Costs Up 3.3% Y/Y Due to Wage Hikes Vs. Goods Prices Up 2.3% By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Consumer inflation in Japan continued easing in December […]
White House and Other Schedules for Thursday, Jan 11
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Thursday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as U.S. economic data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2024 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting in the Oval […]