White House and Other Schedules for Tuesday, June 28

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Tuesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as US data and Federal Reserve events:    COMPREHENSIVE TRIP GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY,  JUNE 28 – THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2022 Tuesday, June 28, 2022  The President will attend the final session of the […]

US ISM Manufacturing Growth Edges Up in May; Labor Shortages, Supply Delays Linger

–ISM: Worst of Supply Delays Yet to Come for US Manufacturers –ISM: Early Signs of Fed Tightening Causing Softer Demand By Max Sato (MaceNews) – US manufacturing activity growth picked up slightly in May, but companies continued to face labor shortages and global supply chain constraints, with Covid lockdowns in Chinese port cities expected to […]

US ISM Manufacturing Growth Slows in April on China Lockdowns, High Prices

–ISM: Manufacturing Sector at Pause as Buyers Wait for Prices to Come Down –ISM: Supply Constraints Not Getting Worse; ‘Very Concerned’ Over China Port Situation –ISM: No Indication of Softening Demand in US Despite Q1 GDP Contraction By Max Sato (MaceNews) – US manufacturing activity growth slowed in April, hit by labor shortages, high prices […]

Japan March, Fiscal 2021 Exports Hit Record Highs, Imports Surge at Faster Pace

–Imports Also at Record High on Energy, Leading to 8th Straight Trade Deficit –Exports to China Slower in March, Volumes Down on Year  –Auto Exports Slip in March After February Rebound Amid Supply Bottlenecks By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japanese exports hit a record high in March, marking the 13th straight year-on-year increase, on reopening […]

BOJ March Tankan Business Sentiment Slips on Covid, Ukraine; Capex Plans Revised Down

–Fall in Sentiment After Recent Improvement Not As Bad As Forecast –Major Firms Revise Down FY21 Capex Plans, See Small Rise in FY22 –Smaller Firms Unexpectedly Revise Down FY21 Capex Plans; Cautious of FY22   By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Confidence among many sectors in Japan slipped in March after improving for the sixth straight quarter […]

Analysis: Japan PM Kishida to Face Bad Economic News After Omicron Storm

–Economists Revise Down Forecasts to Show Slight Contraction in 1Q By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is likely to face bad news on the economic front after barely surviving voter frustration over public health restrictions imposed about two months ago aimed at fighting a surge in Covid infections caused by the […]

Japan February Exports Post 12th Straight Y/Y Rise After Slower January Growth

–Imports Up on Rising Energy Prices, Leading to 7th Straight Trade Deficit –Exports to China Rebound After Irregular Shipments Around Lunar New Year –Auto Exports Rebound Amid Lingering Supply Constraints By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japanese exports rose from a year earlier for the 12th straight month in February, picking up from slower growth in […]

Text: G7 Details Current and Future Sanctions Vs Russia

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is the joint statement statement Friday by the Group of Seven countries, detailing new current sanctions and anticipated future sanctions being imposed on Russia: We the Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) remain resolved to stand with the Ukrainian people and government who heroically resist Russian President Vladimir Putin’s […]

Foreign Ministers of Russia and Ukraine Complete Unproductive Meeting in Turkey

(MaceNews) – Foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine, Sergei Lavrov and Dmitry Kuleba, completed their meeting in the Turkish Mediterranean resort town of Antalya, the highest-level meeting between the two post-Soviet states on the15th day of shocking bloodshed in Europe since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24th. There was no progress to report but the […]