Japan December Retail Sales Post Solid Gain; Freezing Weather Boosts Clothing Demand
–METI Keeps View: Retail Sales Picking Up; Sales Rebound on Month–Retail Sales Continue Rising Q/Q in Q4, Annual Pace Accelerates in 2022–Department Store Sales on Recovery Track, Shrinking Drop from Pre-Pandemic Levels–Demand for Cosmetics, Drugs Remains Strong; Auto Sales Dip After Recent Pickup By Max Satp (MaceNews) – Japanese retail sales posted the 10th straight […]
Japan December Industrial Output Nearly Flat on Slower Global Demand; Decline Smaller Than Expected
–METI Survey: Output Likely to Slump in January, Rebound in February–METI Keeps View After 2nd Straight Downgrade: Output Has Weakened–METI Repeats: To Watch Effects of a Rise in Covid Cases, Parts Shortages, Inflation By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan’s industrial production was nearly flat in December on cooling global demand, but down by a smaller-than-expected […]
<strong>White House and Other Schedules for Monday, Jan 30</strong>
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 30, 2023 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. In […]
<strong>White House and Other Schedules for Friday, Jan 27</strong>
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Friday’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, JANUARY 27, 2023 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. In […]
<strong>Japan December Tokyo Core CPI Up 4.3% Y/Y, A Fresh 41-Year High on Soaring City Gas Charges, Smaller Hotel Fee Drop</strong>
–Total CPI Jumps 4.4% Y/Y, Highest in Over 41 Years With or Without Effects of 2014, 1997 Sales Tax Hikes –Narrow CPI (Ex-Fresh Food, Energy) Also Surges 3.0%, More Than 30-Year High By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Consumer prices in Tokyo, the leading indicator of the national average, continued their relentless surge above 4% in […]
<strong>White House and Other Schedules for Thursday, Jan 26</strong>
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 26, 2023 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. In […]
Japan Government Sees Soft Spots in Economy in its 1st Downgrade of Overview in 11 Months as Global Demand Cools
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan’s government Wednesday downgraded its economic assessment for the first in 11 months, citing slower growth in exports amid weaker global demand, while maintaining its view that modest recovery is in place, according to its monthly report released by the Cabinet Office. In its January report, the government said the […]
<strong>White House and Other Schedules for Wednesday, Jan 25</strong>
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 25, 2023 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. […]
<a href="https://craft.macenews.com/admin/entries/stories/52087-bank-of-canada-expected-to-lift-key-rate-by-25-bps-then-pause-this-year-as-inflation-continues-easing">Bank of Canada Expected to Lift Key Rate by 25 Bps, then Pause This Year as Inflation Continues Easing</a>
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – The Bank of Canada is widely expected by economists to slow the pace of its tightening, raising its short-term interest rate target by 25 basis points to 4.50% on Wednesday after conducting more aggressive hikes in 2022, then take a pause for the rest of the year as inflation eases […]
<strong>White House and Other Schedules for Tuesday, Jan 24</strong>
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 24, 2023 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. The Vice President will attend. This […]