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 economic data and Federal Reserve events: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORMONDAY, MAY 10, 2021 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office. This […]
Saturday/Sunday Washington Schedules from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are the Saturday and Sunday schedules for the White House, Treasury, the State Department, the Capitol and for upcoming economic data and for Federal Reserve events: The White House WEEKEND GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORSATURDAY, MAY 8, 2021 AND SUNDAY, MAY 9, 2021 On Saturday, the President has no public […]
US Data Preview: CPI, PPI, Retail Sales, IndPro, Still More FedSpeak
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The week ahead includes the latest consumer inflation rate, another month of business inflation that in March was running super hot, the April retail sales report and a more than ample supply of FedSpeak. Is any of it as anxiously anticipated nearly as much as the appearance of Elon Musk on “Saturday […]
Eurozone April Flash HICP Rises 1.6% Y/Y on Energy Prices; Ex-Energy +0.8% Y/Y
ZURICH (MaceNews) – Inflation in the Eurozone accelerated to 1.6% year-on-year, rising from a 1.3% rate in March, driven higher by energy prices, according to the latest figures from Eurostat. The result was in-line with the median forecast of an Econoday survey of economists. Excluding energy prices which rose 10.3% on a year-on-year basis in […]
Japan Apr Tokyo CPI Slip on Lower Mobile Phone User Fees
By Max Sato –Gasoline Prices on Clear Uptrend But Energy Costs Still Down on Year (MaceNews) – Consumer prices in Tokyo, a leading indicator of the national average, posted a slightly larger year-on-year drop in the core reading in April, compared to March, as mobile carriers lowered communications fees in response to a government request, […]
US 1Q GDP Technical Note – Breakdown of Key Elements
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is the text of the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis technical note on the elements of the first quarter advance GDP report published Thursday: Gross Domestic Product, First Quarter 2021 (Advance Estimate)April 29, 2021 This technical note provides background information about the source data and estimating methods used to produce […]
Japan Mar CPI Drop Eases Further on Higher Gasoline Prices
By Max Sato –Hotel Fees Stop Falling Without Subsidized Discounts (MaceNews) – The recent pickup in energy markets eased downward pressure on Japanese consumer prices in March, data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication released Friday showed, but the outlook for growth and inflation remains uncertain amid a renewed spike in coronavirus infections […]
US Economy Roaring Back, But FOMC Not Ready To Respond … Yet
By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – The economy may be at “an inflection point,” as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has said, but monetary policy remains more reflexive than anything, which is to say he and his fellow Fed policymakers are still very much in emergency response mode, concentrating on helping the economy recover from […]
US Data Preview: New/Existing Home Sales, Leading Indicators and the Restoration Economy
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – Significant economic data reports other than new and existing home sales are completely absent in the week ahead but plenty is happening in the economy now that it’s in the midst of one of its biggest booms ever. Which makes a lot of Nervous Nellies, well, nervous. In a world of accelerating […]
Saturday/Sunday Washington Schedules MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Saturday and Sunday schedules for the White House, Treasury, the State Department, Capitol Hill and for upcoming economic data and Federal Reserve events: The White House WEEKEND GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORSATURDAY, APRIL 10, 2021 AND SUNDAY, APRIL 11, 2021 On Saturday and Sunday, the President has no public […]