Japan Sept Household Spending Dips Y/Y; Q3 Drop Points to GDP Slump 
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan’s household spending posted the second straight year-on-year drop in September as restrictions on economic activity remained in place until the end of the month in light of a resurgence in coronavirus cases in August, data released Friday by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications showed. As the number […]
Japan Sept Retail Sales Dip on Pandemic Restrictions, Slashed Car Output
(MaceNews) – Japanese retail sales came in firmer than expected in September but they still posted the second straight year-on-year drop as Covid-19 restrictions remained in place until the end of the month and supply chain disruptions choked new car deliveries, data released Thursday by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry showed. The ministry […]
Japan Aug Retail Sales Slip on Rain Storms, Covid-19 Spike
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan’s retail sales posted the first year-over-year drop in six months in August as a resurgence in coronavirus cases and stormy weather from the middle of the month kept shoppers away, data from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry released Thursday showed. Retail sales slumped a preliminary 3.2% on […]
US Data Preview Commentary: CPI, Retail Sales, IndPro and the Next 20 Years
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – This week’s economic data includes the Consumer Price Index for August, with forecasters not anticipating an acceleration in the rate of change but not much, if any, deceleration. If the annual consumer inflation rate remains around the 5.4% in July and June, or a little less as forecasted, analysts are likely to […]
Fed’s Beige Book: Economy Weighed by Delta Variant with Growth ‘Downshifted’
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The Federal Reserve’s survey of economic conditions nationwide Wednesday found the economy “downshifted slightly” during the summer as the Delta variant hurt restaurants, tourism and travel while supply disruptions, labor shortages and semiconductor shortages added to the slowing. The survey of the 12 regional Fed districts was conducted through Aug. 30 and […]
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 FORTUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2021 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief at Camp David. This meeting will be closed […]
US Data Preview Commentary: Retail Sales, Housing Starts, Powell’s Town Hall and ‘Encirclement’
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The lazy, hazy days of … but not this time. U.S. stocks are still setting records but a new pessimism has dawned. About two weeks until Jackson Hole and a few more days afterward in which to likely be disappointed in how little the event added to what we already knew. And […]
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, AUGUST 14, 2021 AND SUNDAY, AUGUST 15, 2021 The President will remain at Camp David through Wednesday, August 18. […]
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 24, 2021 AND SUNDAY, JULY 25, 2021 On Saturday, the President has no public events scheduled. On […]
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. […]