Japan May Industrial Output Plunges as China Covid Lockdowns Worsen Supply Bottlenecks

–METI: June Output Likely to Rebound but Not Enough to Offset May Drop–May Index of Industrial Production Hits Lowest Level Since August 2020 –METI Downgrades View for 2nd Straight Month: Output Weaker Vs. Pausing –METI Repeats: To Watch Effects of Pandemic, Parts Shortages, Inflation, Ukraine War By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan’s industrial production posted […]

Preview: BOJ June Tankan Sentiment Mixed; Manufacturers Down, Services Up

–Covid Lockdowns in China, High Producer Costs Weigh on Factory Operators –Services Seen Upbeat on Japan’s Eased Covid Rules, Summer Spending Hopes –Business Confidence Projected to Improve in September Amid Uncertainty –Firms, Large and Small, Expected to Revise Up Their Combined FY22 Capex Plans By Max Sato (MaceNews) – The Bank of Japan’s quarterly Tankan […]

White House and Other Schedules for Monday, June 27

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Monday’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 FORMONDAY, JUNE 27 – THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2022 Monday, June 27, 2022 The President will attend the G7 Summit in Schloss […]

White House and Other Schedules for Friday, June 17

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Friday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as US data and Federal Reserve events:  DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2022  In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. After, the President […]

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 […]

White House and Other Schedules for Monday, May 16

WASHINGTON (MaceNews)—The following are Monday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as US data and Federal Reserve events:  DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORMONDAY, MAY 16, 2022   In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. Then, the President […]

White House and Other Schedules for Saturday and Sunday

WASHINGTON (MaceNews)—The following are Saturday and Sunday schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as US data and Federal Reserve events:  WEEKEND GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORSATURDAY, MAY 14, 2022 AND SUNDAY, MAY 15, 2022   On Saturday, the President has no public events scheduled. On Sunday, the President and the […]

White House and Other Schedules for Tuesday, May 3

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:  DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, MAY 3, 2022  In the morning, the President will travel to Troy, Alabama. The departure from the White House and the departure from Joint Base […]

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 […]