Bank of Japan October Meeting Summary: Must Watch Pay Hikes for Fiscal 2024 Onward as Key to Positive Wages-to-Inflation Cycle
–Members Agree Central Bank Needs to ‘Patiently’ Continue with Monetary Easing for Now Amid High Uncertainty By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Bank of Japan board members stressed that they need to closely monitor wage negotiations between major firms and their labor unions that take place in the early parts of next year as they […]
White House and Other Schedules for Tuesday, Nov 7
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, NOVEMBER 7, 2023 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting in the Oval Office […]
Japan September Household Spending Posts 7th Straight Y/Y Drop as Lingering Heat Wave Dents Demand for Autumn Goods, High Costs Hurt
–Q3 Core Spending Down 0.8% Q/Q for 3rd Straight Fall, Indicating Sluggish Consumption in Q3 GDP –Move to Discount Mobile Phone Plans Continues, Pushing Down Spending–Eating Out, Travel Solid; Demand for Automobiles Up on Improved Supply Chains –Real Household Income Posts 12th Straight Y/Y Drop on Elevated Costs Despite Nominal Wage Hikes By Max Sato […]
Updated: Preview: Japan Q3 GDP Seen Posting 1st Contraction in a Year on Pullback in Net Exports, Public Works; Consumption, Capex Likely Rebound but Sluggish
–Updates Household Spending and BOJ Consumption Activity Index Information in 9th and 10th Paragraphs –Pent-Up Demand for Eating Out, Travel Appears to Wane –Q4 GDP Seen Up but Faces Slowing Global Growth By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan’s gross domestic product for the July-September quarter is forecast by economists to post its first contraction in […]
White House and Other Schedules for Monday, Nov 5
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 SCHEDULEFOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2023 In the morning, the President will travel to New Castle County, Delaware from Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. The […]
ISM: US October Services Sector in Expansion for 10th Straight Month but Slows Down Sharply in Light of Geopolitical Risks, Labor Costs and Shortages
–ISM’s Nieves: Purchasers’ Sentiment Mixed; Some Optimistic, Others Concerned about Inflation, Interest rates and Geopolitical events –Nieves: Too Early to Tell How Labor Strikes Will Affect Services Sector–Nieves: Given Rise in New Orders, Sector Might See an Uptick in November By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Business activity in the U.S. services sector was in positive […]
White House and Other Schedules for Friday, Nov 3
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, NOVEMBER 3, 2023 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. […]
White House and Other Schedules for Thursday, Nov 2
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, NOVEMBER 2, 2023 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. Then, […]
FOMC Stays On Hold But Tilts Toward Another Funds Rate Hike
– Powell: Policy ‘Restrictive’ But Must Be Confident It’s ‘Sufficiently Restrictive’ – Powell: FOMC Not Considering Rate Cuts Or Halting Quantitative Tightening – Powell: ‘Proceed Carefully’ In Deciding How Much More Higher Rates May Go – Powell Declines To Say Bond Yield Spike Substitutes For Fed Rate Hikes By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – The […]
TRANSCRIPT: Fed Chair Powell’s Post-FOMC Q&A
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The transcript of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s post-FOMC news conference: .>> Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome. My colleagues and I remain squarely focused on our dual mandate to promote maximum employment and stableness for the American people.