Japan December Tokyo Core CPI Annual Rate Eases Further as Processed Food Markups Have Peaked, Energy on Downtrend
–Services Costs Up More Than 3% Amid Widespread Labor Shortages; Goods Price Gains Ease Further to 2% –Core CPI (Ex-Fresh Food) +2.1%, Total CPI +2.4%, Both Slowest Y/Y Rise in 18 Months –Core-Core CPI (Ex-Fresh Food, Energy) Also Moderates to +3.5% from +3.6% By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Consumer inflation in Tokyo, the leading indicator […]
White House and Other Schedules for Monday, Jan 8
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 8, 2024In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. […]
FOMC Minutes Show Minimal Discussion of Future Rate Cuts With Any Future Hikes Data Dependent
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The minutes of the December Federal Open Market Committee Wednesday showed the actual discussion of any rate cuts was vanishingly scarce and that any future rate hikes, while the fed funds level was at or near its peak, would be data dependent. The portion of the minutes devoted to the views of […]
Bank of Japan December Meeting Summary: Wait to See Signs of Sustained Wage Hikes in Fiscal 2024 Before Considering Rate Hike
–Members Agree BOJ Needs to Maintain Easing to Support Positive Wages-to-Prices Cycle –A Few Members Warn Against Being Complacent about Upside Risks to Inflation By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Bank of Japan board members argued that they should wait until next spring (from March to May) to confirm whether annual labor talks will lead to […]
ISM Semiannual Survey: US Economy to Continue Picking Up in 2024 as Fed Rate Cut Forecast Seen Easing Concerns
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – The U.S. economy is expected to continue improving in 2024 on expectations that it will avoid recession while inflation and borrowing costs will ease, according to the twice-annual survey by the Institute for Supply Management released Friday. “Manufacturing’s purchasing and supply executives expect to see overall growth in 2024,” Timothy […]
TRANSCRIPT: Fed’s Powell Said the FOMC Participants Did Discuss the ‘Next Question’ of Rate Cuts At This Meeting
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell Wednesday said the Federal Open Market participants did discuss rate cuts at its latest meeting and that as the inflation rate approaches the 2% target policy must become less restrictive to avoid overshooting. The transcript of his post-FOMC news conference follows: OPENING STATEMENT and Q&A:
Analysis: Bank of Japan Cautious About Lifting Negative Short-Term Rate Target Until Confirming Path to Higher Wages in April
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Bank of Japan policymakers are expected to maintain the current easing stance for now as they are likely to refrain from raising interest rates at least until April, when they may be able to see a clearer sign that wages will continue rising substantially in the next fiscal year. In […]
White House and Other Schedules for Wednesday, Dec 13
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, DECEMBER 13, 2023 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. Then, […]
White House and Other Schedules for Tuesday, Dec 12
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, DECEMBER 12, 2023 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. Then, […]
White House and Other Schedules for Monday, Dec 11
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: President Biden returned to the White House from California at 9:26p ET Sunday night. He travels to Philadelphia Monday to deliver remarks on a public […]