BOJ Keeps Easing Stance; Upbeat on FY22 GDP, Sees CPI Rise on Energy
BOJ Keeps Easing Stance; Upbeat on FY22 GDP, Sees CPI Rise on Energy –BOJ To Back Climate Change Initiatives With Zero Rate Funding By Max Sato (MaceNews) – The Bank of Japan said Friday it is maintaining its stimulative policy, as expected, to help the economy climb out of the pandemic-induced doldrums and guide near-zero […]
Friday Washington Schedules from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Friday’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 FORFRIDAY, JULY 16, 2021 In the morning, the President will participate in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Virtual Retreat, where Leaders will […]
Bank of England Officials Hint at Earlier-Than-Expected Tightening
By Laurie Laird LONDON (MaceNews) — Two Bank of England rate setters have suggested that UK recovery has become sufficiently entrenched to warrant a reduction in monetary accommodation. Forward guidance set at the latest Monetary Policy Committee meetings “no longer rules out tightening,” said external MPC member Michael Saunders, adding that conditions on tightening policy “have […]
Thursday 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, JULY 15, 2021 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. In the […]
Fed’s Powell: FOMC to Discuss Tapering In Late July, But Jobs Goal Far Off
By Steven K. Beckner Downplays Inflation Concerns In Pursuit of Maximum Employment MBS Purchases Will Be On FOMC Table, But Part of Overall QE Effort (MaceNews) – Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell continued to point toward an eventual reduction in the pace of Fed asset purchases in congressional testimony Wednesday, but gave no sense of […]
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. […]
BofA Global Research Fund Manager Survey: Global Investors’ Overall Upbeat Attitude In July Sees Still Sizable Overweights In Stocks And Commodities
By Vicki Schmelzer NEW YORK (MaceNews) – Global investors, while much less bullish than in prior months, maintained an overall upbeat attitude in July, as evidenced by still sizable overweight holdings in stocks and commodities, according to the findings of BofA Global Research’s monthly fund manager survey, released Tuesday. Growth expectations slipped again on the […]
Tuesday 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, JULY 13, 2021 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office. This meeting will be […]
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, JULY 12, 2021 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office. […]
Japan May Machine Orders Surge in May on Solid Capex Demand
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japanese machinery orders, the key leading indicator of business investment in equipment, powered ahead in May on solid demand for upgrading production capacity and information technology in a move to address labor shortages with automation and digitalized operations, data released Monday by the Cabinet Office showed. Orders from manufacturers marked […]