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. […]
White House and Other Schedules for Friday, Jan 5
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Friday 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 5, 2024 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed […]
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 […]
White House and Other Schedules for Wednesday, Jan 3
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 3, 2024 In the afternoon, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting in the Oval […]
White House and Other Schedules for Tuesday, Jan 2
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 2, 2024 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. […]
White House and Other Schedules for Monday, Jan 1
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 1, 2024 The President has no public events scheduled. Out-of-Town PoolWires: AP, Reuters, BloombergWire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP, NYTTV […]
White House and Other Schedules for Friday, Dec 29
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, DECEMBER 29, 2023 The President has no public events scheduled. Out-of-Town PoolWires: AP, Reuters, BloombergWire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP, […]
Japan November Retail Sales Y/Y Rise Picks Up on Solid Demand for Vehicles, Appliances
–METI Keeps View: Retail Sales on Gradual Uptrend –High Prices for Food, Beverages Supporting Overall Retail Sales –Department Store Sales Up on Winter Clothing, Strong Inbound Spending By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japanese retail sales continued to post a solid gain on the year in November, up 5.3%, backed by solid demand for vehicles and […]
White House and Other Schedules for Wednesday, Dec 27
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 27, 2023 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed […]