BofA Global Research Fund Manager Survey: Global Investors Add To Equity Shorts, Pare Bonds and Cash Longs in June
— Investors Eye Improved World Growth Outlook, Fret ‘Big Tech’ Longs, AI/Tech Bubble By Vicki Schmelzer NEW YORK (MaceNews) –Global investors added to equity short positions and pared bond and cash long positions in June, with the latter driven by an improved world growth outlook, according to the findings of BofA Global Research’s monthly fund […]
White House and Other Schedules for Tuesday, June 13
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, JUNE 13, 2023 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed […]
FOMC Faces Tough Choice of Policy Options: Hike, Skip or Pause
– At Issue: The Funds Rate May Be ‘Restrictive,’ But Is it ‘Sufficiently Restrictive‘? By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – In the run up to the Federal Reserve’s mid-June monetary policy meeting we’ve been witnessing a kind of clinic on central bank communication or, some would say, miscommunication. With key data yet to arrive and […]
Japan May Producer Inflation Eases Further to 2-Year Low of 5.1% from April’s 5.9% on Energy Subsidies, Weaker Lumber, Non-Ferrous Metals
–May’s 5.1% Y/Y Rise Lowest Since 5.0% in June and May 2021 –December’s 10.6% Surge Remains Highest in 42 Years By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Producer inflation in Japan eased for the fifth straight month to a two-year low in May as the government’s utilities subsidies continued to cap energy costs and many commodities markets […]
Preview: Bank of Canada Expected to Pause for 3rd Time in a Row to See Effects of Tightening but Likely to Warn It Is Prepared to Hike If Needed
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – The Bank of Canada on Wednesday is expected to leave its policy interest rate – the target for overnight lending rates – unchanged at 4.50% for the third consecutive meeting in a “conditional” pause during the current tightening cycle that began in March last year aimed at bringing elevated inflation […]
Japan April Household Spending Slumps on Continued Shift to Lower Mobile Phone Plans; Traveling, Eating Out Remain Strong
–Spending Drop Also Due to Continued Cut in High School Supplementary Education; Housing Also Down –Spending on Packaged Tours, Train/Air Fares Continues Rising on Tourism Support Program –Real Household Income Posts 7th Straight Y/Y Drop on High Food Costs but Energy Subsidies Capping Utility Charges By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan’s real household spending […]
EXCLUSIVE: Ex-BOJ Momma Says BOJ May Raise Rates at Year End if Outlook for Sustained Wage Hikes Emerges; Initial Rate Move More Likely Next Spring or Summer
–Momma Sees 20% Chance of BOJ Achieving Stable 2% Inflation in A Year, Up from Zero 6 to 12 Months Ago –Momma: Cost-Push Inflation Prompting Wage Hikes Amid Labor Shortages By Max Sato TOKYO (MaceNews) – The Bank of Japan is focused on riding the wave of wage hikes to achieve stable 2% inflation by […]
Fed’s Beige Book Survey Sees Little Slowing With Consumption Higher In Most Districts
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The Federal Reserve’s Beige Book survey of economic conditions coast-to-coast Wednesday found little change overall, with consumption “steady or higher,” labor still tight, manufacturing “flat to up” and supply conditions continuing to improve. The survey, assembled by the Chicago Fed, was tempered by some downsides, saying “high inflation and the end of […]
Japan May Tokyo Core CPI Y/Y +3.2% Vs. +3.5% in April; Processed Food Markups Lead Rise, Slower Pace Due to Energy Subsidies
–Total CPI Annual Rate Also Slows to 3.2% from 3.5% after Hitting 41-Year High of 4.4% in January –Narrow CPI (Ex-Fresh Food, Energy) Annual Rate Rises to 3.9% from 3.8%, Staying at 41-Year High By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Consumer prices in Tokyo, the leading indicator of the national average, decelerated in May to a […]
Japan Government Upgrades View on Economy from Pickup to Moderate Recovery, Condition Last Seen in February 2020
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan’s government Thursday upgraded its overall assessment for the first time in 10 months, saying the economy is improving to the state last seen in February 2020, when pandemic hadn’t had a full impact on economic activity, according to its monthly report released by the Cabinet Office. In its May […]