Japan April Core CPI Annual Rate Eases to 3-Month Low of 2.2% on Smaller Processed Food, Durable Goods Price Gains; Overall Energy Costs Edge Up After Long Drop

–Total CPI +2.5% Y/Y Vs. +2.7% in March Despite High Fresh Food Prices–Core-Core CPI (Ex-Fresh Food, Energy) Annual Rate Eases to 19-Month Low of 2.4% By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Consumer inflation in Japan moderated in all three key measures in April in light of easing food and durable goods markups, offsetting the slight upward […]

Japan March Household Spending Posts 13th Straight Y/Y Drop on Lower Heating Bills, Slower Traveling; Partly Offset by Resumed Auto Output, Higher Car Prices 

–Real Household Income Posts 18th Straight Y/Y Drop but Improves from February on Higher Wage Hikes By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan’s real household spending fell a smaller-than-expected 1.2% on year in March after a 0.5% slip in February (down a sharper 2.7% without the leap-year effect) as consumers remain cautious amid elevated costs for […]

White House and Other Schedules for Monday, April 27

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 DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2024  In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. In-Town PoolWires: AP, Reuters, BloombergWire […]