Japan August Household Spending Up Y/Y But Slumps M/M on 7th Wave of Pandemic
–Spending on Traveling, Dining Remain Above 2021 When Covid State of Emergency Was in Place –Spending Down M/M Amid Record Covid Cases Hit Many Regions from Late July –Real Household Income Falls For 5th Straight Month on Rising Cost of Living By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan’s real household spending posted the third straight year-on-year […]
White House and Other Schedules for Thursday, Oct 6
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Thursday’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 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2022 In the morning, the President will travel to Poughkeepsie, New York. The departure from the South Lawn will be open press. The […]
White House and Other Schedules for Wednesday, Oct 5
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. data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2022 In the morning, the President and the First Lady will travel to Fort Myers, Florida. The departure from the South Lawn will be open press. The […]
White House and Other Schedules for Tuesday, Oct 4
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, OCTOBER 4, 2022 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. […]
Japan September Tokyo Core CPI Rises Further on Food, Durable Goods Amid Elevated Producer Costs 
US September ISM Manufacturing Survey Shows Signs of Slowdown; New Orders, Jobs Down
–ISM: New Orders, Employment Indexes Slip Back into Contraction –ISM: Firms Using Hiring Freezes, Attrition as They See Softer Demand in Future –ISM’s Fiore: Overall Index Just Above Growth Line but May Contract Soon By Max Sato (MaceNews) – U.S. manufacturing activity growth showed clear signs of a slowdown in September after holding up […]
White House and Other Schedules for Monday, Oct 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. data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2022 In the morning, the President and the First Lady will travel to Ponce, Puerto Rico. The departure from the South Lawn will be open press. The departure […]
BOJ September Meeting Summary: Watch for Inflation, Pandemic, Global Recession
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Bank of Japan board members debated upside risks to inflation without substantial wage growth, which could be made worse by the lingering drag from the pandemic, according to the summary of opinions expressed at the bank’s Sept. 21-22 meeting released Monday. The summary, a preview of the minutes to be […]
BOJ Q3 Tankan Business Sentiment: Manufacturers Weaker, Services Up
–Manufacturers Cautious Amid Dimmer Global Growth Outlook –Services Upbeat as Govt Refrains from Imposing Strict Covid Rules –Business Confidence Seen Mostly Lower in December Amid Uncertainty –Firms, Large and Small, Further Revise Up Their Combined FY22 Capex Plans By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Confidence among major manufacturers in Japan unexpectedly slipped for the third straight […]
Eurozone Inflation Hits Double Digits in September
ZURICH (MaceNews) – Inflation in the countries sharing the euro reached double-digits in September, rising 10% from a year ago, according to a flash HICP figure released by Eurostat Friday. Economists were expecting consumer inflation of 9.6%, according to the median of an Econoday survey of economists’ forecasts. The narrow core measure which excludes energy, […]