<strong>Japan December Tokyo Core CPI Up Above-Forecast 4.0% Y/Y, Sets Another 40-Year High on Widespread Markups</strong>
–Total CPI Also Jumps 4.0% Y/Y, Highest in 41 Years With or Without Effects of 2014, 1997 Sales Tax Hikes –Narrow CPI (Ex-Fresh Food, Energy) +2.7%, 30-Year High, As Expected By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Consumer prices in Tokyo, the leading indicator of the national average, continued rising at the fastest pace in decades in […]
<strong>Japan November Core CPI Up 3.7% Y/Y, 41-Year High, on Widespread Processed Food Markups, Elevated Utility Costs </strong>
–Processed Food Largest Inflation Factor; Energy’s Contribution Shrinks Further on Lower Gasoline –Core CPI (Ex-Fresh Food) Y/Y Rise Highest Since +4.0% in December 1981 –Core-Core CPI (Ex-Fresh Food, Energy) +2.8% Y/Y, 30-Year High, Matching +2.8% in April 1992 –Total CPI +3.8% Y/Y, Nearly 32-Year High; Largest Since +4.0% in January 1991 By Max Sato (MaceNews) […]
BofA Global Research Fund Manager Survey: Investors Less Pessimistic About 2023 Prospects
— Inflation Expected to Decline — First Bond Overweight Since April 2009 By Vicki Schmelzer NEW YORK (MaceNews) – Global investors polled at year-end were decidedly less pessimistic about 2023 prospects especially for inflation, according to the findings of BofA Global Research’s monthly fund manager survey, released Tuesday. In December, a net 68% of managers […]
<strong>White House and Other Schedules for Tuesday, Dec 13</strong>
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. data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2022 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. In the […]
<strong>Japan November Tokyo Core CPI Up 3.6% Y/Y, New 40-Year High on Rising Processed Food Costs </strong>
–Total CPI +3.8% Y/Y Highest in 32 Years With or Without Effects of 2014, 1997 Sales Tax Hikes –Narrow CPI (Ex-Fresh Food, Energy) +2.5% Remain 31-Year High –Processed Food Price Rise Largest Factor as Overall Energy Moderates By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Consumer prices in Tokyo, the leading indicator of the national average, continued their […]
<strong>Japan October Core CPI Surges 3.6% Y/Y to Hit 40-Year High on Food Markups, Mobile Communications Fee Rebound </strong>
–Processed Food Now Largest Inflation Factor as Energy’s Contribution Shrinks –Core CPI (Ex-Fresh Food) Y/Y Rise Highest Since +3.6% in February 1982 With or Without Sales Tax Hike Impact –Core-Core CPI (Ex-Fresh Food, Energy) +2.5% Y/Y, 30-Year High Excluding Impact of 2014, 1997 Sales Tax Hikes –Total CPI Jumps 3.7% Y/Y, 31-Year High Excluding Effects […]
US Consumer Inflation Expectations, Unemployment Worries Rise in October, NY Fed Reports
NEW YORK (MaceNews) – US consumer inflation expectations bumped up in October from September, paced by much higher expected gas prices, according to a survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The median expectation for inflation one year ahead among survey respondents rose to 5.94% in October from 5.44% in September and 5.75% […]
Japan October Tokyo Core CPI Surges to 40-Year High of 3.4% as Widespread Markups Continue 
–Total CPI +3.5%, Narrow CPI (Ex-Fresh Food, Energy) +2.2% for 3-Deacde Highs By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Consumer prices in Tokyo, the leading indicator of the national average, surged in all three key measures, with the core CPI annual rate hitting a 40-year high of 3.4%, as processed food and natural gas suppliers continued passing […]
Japan September Core CPI Hits 3% on Widespread Markups but BOJ Easing Seen in Place
–High Energy Costs Remain Largest Contributor, Processed Food Catching Up –Core CPI (Ex-Fresh Food) +3.0% Y/Y 31-Year High Excluding 2014, 1997 Sales Tax Hikes Impact–Narrow CPI (Ex-Fresh Food, Energy) +1.8% Y/Y, Close to BOJ’s 2% Inflation Target By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Consumer inflation in Japan continued its relentless upward march in September, reflecting high […]
BofA Global Research Fund Manager Survey: Cash Levels at 2001 Highs As Investors See Economic Weakness, Consider Eventual Fed Pivot
– – Inflation is Chief Concern; Rising Fear of Systemic Credit Event By Vicki Schmelzer NEW YORK (MaceNews) – Fund managers’ cash levels rose in October to highs last seen in 2001 as investors feared economic weakness and pondered the timing of an eventual Federal Reserve policy pivot, according to the findings of Bank of […]