White House and Other Schedules for Wednesday, April 10

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Wednesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as U.S. economic data DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2024 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. Later, the President and the […]

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. […]

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 urges BOJ to consider ending yield curve control

–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 […]