German June Manufacturing Orders up 4.1% M/m, Driven by Large Orders
ZURICH (MaceNews) – Demand for German manufactured goods rose 4.1 percent in June from the previous month, driven by large orders, the Federal Statistics (Destatis) office in Wiesbaden reported. The result far exceeded expectations, with the median of and Econoday survey of economists’ forecasts calling for a 1.5 percent gain, and reversing the revised decline […]
Thursday’s 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, AUGUST 5, 2021 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office. This meeting […]
Italy Buys Time to Clear Ambitious Fiscal Reform, Resources Needed for Tax Cuts – Sources
By Silvia Marchetti ROME (MaceNews) – Italy’s government is expected to clear after the summer break a series of tax cuts to support low earners and struggling firms but needs time to find resources, according to ruling coalition sources. “This is a key fiscal reform which we were hoping to approve before parliament shuts this […]
Tuesday’s Washington Schedules from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Tuesday’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 FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2021 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval […]
July Core Tokyo CPI Marks 1st Y/Y Rise in A Year on Higher Energy Costs
— Smaller Processed Food Price Drop, Newspaper Markups Also Support CPI— Total CPI in Capital Dips on Slump in Volatile Fresh Food Prices By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Consumer prices in Tokyo, a leading indicator of the national average, posted the first year-on-year rise in 12 months in July in the core measure, as gasoline-led […]
Monday Washington Schedules from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Monday’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 FORMONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2021 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief at Camp David. This meeting will be […]
US Data Preview Commentary: Jobs Report, ISMs and Again, Evictions, Delta Variant Threats and Questions about Booster Shots
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – A muted deep summer week ahead with a jobs report that will surprise no one, no matter what it says. There will have been a lot of hiring in July, an unemployment rate that may improve a little and still many, many unemployed people. The weekly benefit claims for the survey week […]
Saturday/Sunday Washington Schedules from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are the Saturday and Sunday schedules 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 31, 2021 AND SUNDAY, AUGUST 1, 2021 On Saturday and Sunday, the President has no public […]
Japan June Factory Output Rebounds Despite Global Chip Shortage Impact
–Japan’s METI Keeps View: Factory Output Picking Up –METI Warns of Drag from Chip Shortages, Coronavirus Variants –Apr-June Capital Goods Shipments Gain Indicates Solid Capex in Q2 GDP By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan’s industrial production rebounded in June after taking a breather the previous month, staying on a pickup trend amid uncertainty over global […]
US BEA Technical Notes on Gross Domestic Product, Second Quarter 2021 (Advance Estimate) and Annual Update
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis technical notes accompanying Thursday’s report on second-quarter GDP: July 29, 2021This technical note provides background information about the source data and estimating methods used to produce the estimates presented in the GDP news release ; a brief summary of “highlights” is available on […]