Japan June Producer Prices Up 3.0% Y/Y As Expected After 2.9% Rise in June; Utility Subsidies End, Global Demand for Lumber, Steel Picks Up Amid Rising Concerns Over Chinese Recovery

–Import Costs High as Yen Stayed Weak Before Firming on Stealth MOF Intervention at End-July, Fears of Faster BOJ Rate Hikes—Producer Inflation Remains Below Recent Peak of 10.6% in December 2022–Producer Prices Up 0.3% M/M on Utilities, Farm Produce, Summer Beverages, Cars By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Producer inflation in Japan continued accelerating to 3.0% […]

White House and Other Schedules for Tuesday, May 14

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, MAY 14, 2024  In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. In […]

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 […]

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 Thursday, March 14

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, MARCH 14, 2024 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed […]

White House and Other Schedules for Friday, Feb 16

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 SCHEDULEFOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2024 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. […]