Japan June Core CPI Up Slightly for 2nd Straight Month on Higher Energy Costs
— Total CPI Marks 1st Y/Y Rise in 10 Months on Energy, Processed Food— Mobile Phone Fee Discounts in April Remain A Damper on CPI for Now By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan’s core consumer prices continued showing a modest gain in June in light of recovering overall energy costs, although gasoline prices posted a […]
Tuesday Washington Schedules from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are the schedules for Tuesday for the White House, Treasury, the State Department, the Capitol and for upcoming Federal Reserve events:The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, JULY 20, 2021 White House In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed […]
Japan Govt Keeps View on Domestic Economic Pickup Led by Exports, Output
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan’s government Monday maintained its view that the domestic economy is headed for recovery, noting business confidence is improving amid the uncertainty caused by the recent surge in coronavirus infections in many countries, according to its monthly report released by the Cabinet Office. The government said “signs of a pickup […]
Monday Washington Schedule from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are the schedules for Monday for the White House, Treasury, the State Department, the Capitol and for upcoming Federal Reserve events: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORMONDAY, JULY 19, 2021 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the […]
Saturday/Sunday Washington Schedules from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are the schedules for Saturday and Sunday for the White House, Treasury, the State Department, the Capitol and for upcoming Federal Reserve events: The White House WEEKEND GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORSATURDAY, JULY 17, 2021 AND SUNDAY, JULY 18, 2021 On Saturday, the President has no public events scheduled. On Sunday […]
US Data Preview Commentary: Housing Starts/Existing Home Sales, LEI, and a Higher Wall of Worry
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) –It’s housing week coming up for U.S. economic data and analysts will be checking new housing completions Tuesday, a much more telling number than starts these days. Completions run several months behind starts which tabulate the stage before construction. It’s completions which calibrate the pipeline to an existing home sale, something that often […]
Thursday Washington Schedules from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Thursday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, the State Department, the Capitol and for upcoming Federal Reserve events: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, JULY 15, 2021 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. In the […]
Fed’s Powell: FOMC to Discuss Tapering In Late July, But Jobs Goal Far Off
By Steven K. Beckner Downplays Inflation Concerns In Pursuit of Maximum Employment MBS Purchases Will Be On FOMC Table, But Part of Overall QE Effort (MaceNews) – Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell continued to point toward an eventual reduction in the pace of Fed asset purchases in congressional testimony Wednesday, but gave no sense of […]
Wednesday Washington Schedules from Mace News
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Wednesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, the State Department, the Capitol and for upcoming Federal Reserve events: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 2021 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office. […]
BofA Global Research Fund Manager Survey: Global Investors’ Overall Upbeat Attitude In July Sees Still Sizable Overweights In Stocks And Commodities
By Vicki Schmelzer NEW YORK (MaceNews) – Global investors, while much less bullish than in prior months, maintained an overall upbeat attitude in July, as evidenced by still sizable overweight holdings in stocks and commodities, according to the findings of BofA Global Research’s monthly fund manager survey, released Tuesday. Growth expectations slipped again on the […]