Category: Data

White House and Other Schedules for Thursday, April 11

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. economic data DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2024  In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. In the afternoon, the President […]

Bank of Canada Keeps Policy Rate at Restrictive 5% for 6th Straight Meeting but Points to Easing Price, Wage Pressures; Governor Won’t Rule Out a June Rate Cut

–Governing Council Looking for Evidence Downward Momentum in Inflation Is Sustained–Governor Macklem: Lowering Policy Rate Too Early or Cutting Too Fast Could Jeopardize Progress Made Bringing Inflation Down–Macklem: A June Rate Possible on Condition Policymakers Become More Confident that Inflation is Clearly on Path to 2% By Max Sato (MaceNews) – The Bank of Canada […]

White House and Other Schedules for Wednesday, April 10

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. economic data DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2024 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. Later, the President and the […]

Japan March Producer Inflation Picks Up Slightly to 0.8% from January’s 0.7% as Base Effect of Utility Subsides Has Waned, Import Costs Up on Weak Yen

—Producer Inflation Has Slowed from Recent Peak of 10.6% in December 2022 Amid Relatively Tame Commodities Markets–Producer Prices Up 0.2% M/M on Non-Ferrous Metals, Farm Produce, Utilities By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Producer prices in Japan rose 0.8% on the year in March, as expected, accelerating slightly from an upwardly revised 0.7% rise in February […]

White House and Other Schedules for Tuesday, April 9

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. economic data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 2024In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. Later, the […]

Italy’s Meloni Pushes Through Parliament the Direct Election of the Prime Minister 

By Silvia Marchetti ROME (MaceNews) – Italy’s rightist leader Giorgia Meloni is pushing through parliament a key constitutional reform to boost powers of the head of government by introducing the direct election of the prime minister, which opposition sources warn would concentrate too much power in the hands of one single person.  Last week, right […]

White House and Other Schedules for Monday, April 8

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 and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2024In 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 Friday, April 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. economic data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2024 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. After, […]