<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>BOJ January Meeting Summary: Economy Still Needs Easy Policy Support for Sustainable Wage Growth</strong>
–Members Agree Cost-Push Price Pressures to Wane in FY23, Need Demand-Pull Inflation for Price Stability –Members See Need to Assess Costs and Benefits of Super-Low Interest Rates in Future but Not Now By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Bank of Japan board members agreed that the economy still needs very accommodative monetary policy support for sustainable […]
<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 […]
<strong>Bank of Canada Governor: ‘Far Too Early’ to Discuss Rate Cuts, Trying to Balance Risks of Over- and Under-Tightening</strong>
–BOC’s Macklem: Governing Council Statement Points to ‘Conditional Pause’ –Macklem: Prepared to Raise Rates Further If Inflation Moves Higher Than Forecast By Max Sato (MaceNews) – It is too early to discuss whether the Bank of Canada will need to consider lowering interest rates to support economic growth as it takes time to bring inflation […]
<strong>Bank of Canada Hikes Key Rate by 25 Bps to 4.50%, as Expected; To Hold Policy if Economy Moves as Forecast</strong>
–BOC Changes Stance from December View of Mulling If Rates Need to Rise Further –BOC Repeats: Canadian Economy in Excess Demand, Labor Markets Tight –BOC Revises Down 2023 CPI Forecast, Sees Modest GDP Growth By Max Sato (MaceNews) – The Bank of Canada on Wednesday raised its policy interest rate — the target for overnight […]
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. […]
<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 […]