White House and Other Schedules for Thursday, Jan 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 and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2024 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting in the Oval […]
White House and Other Schedules for Wednesday, Jan 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 and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2024 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. The Vice President will attend. […]
White House and Other Schedules for Tuesday, Jan 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, JANUARY 9, 2024 In the afternoon, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting in the Oval […]
Japan November Household Spending Posts 9th Straight Y/Y Drop in Reaction to October Rise in Home Repairs, Car Purchases
–Eating Out Continues; Demand for Winter Clothing, Heaters Picks Up as Cold Weather Replaces Prolonged Heat Wave –Real Household Income Posts 14th Straight Y/Y Drop on Elevated Costs By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan’s real household spending posted its ninth straight drop on the year in November, down a larger-than-expected 2.9%, after a 2.5% dip […]
Japan December Tokyo Core CPI Annual Rate Eases Further as Processed Food Markups Have Peaked, Energy on Downtrend
–Services Costs Up More Than 3% Amid Widespread Labor Shortages; Goods Price Gains Ease Further to 2% –Core CPI (Ex-Fresh Food) +2.1%, Total CPI +2.4%, Both Slowest Y/Y Rise in 18 Months –Core-Core CPI (Ex-Fresh Food, Energy) Also Moderates to +3.5% from +3.6% By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Consumer inflation in Tokyo, the leading indicator […]
White House and Other Schedules for Monday, Jan 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, JANUARY 8, 2024In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. […]
ISM: US Services Sector Expands for 12th Month in December but Growth Slows on Seasonal Drop in Hiring, Economic Uncertainty, Geopolitical Risks
–ISM Services Index Falls to 7-Month Low of 50.6 from 52.7 in November –ISM’s Nieves: Employment Picture Hasn’t Changed Much –Nieves: Services Sector Expected to Be on Growth Path in 2024 By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Business activity in the U.S. services sector managed to expand for the 12th straight month in December but the […]
White House and Other Schedules for Friday, Jan 5
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Friday 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, JANUARY 5, 2024 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed […]
White House and Other Schedules for Thursday, Jan 4
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 and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 2024 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed […]
FOMC Minutes Show Minimal Discussion of Future Rate Cuts With Any Future Hikes Data Dependent
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The minutes of the December Federal Open Market Committee Wednesday showed the actual discussion of any rate cuts was vanishingly scarce and that any future rate hikes, while the fed funds level was at or near its peak, would be data dependent. The portion of the minutes devoted to the views of […]