FOMC: Cuts Quarter Point as Expected but Trims Rate-Cut Outlook for Next Year to Only One
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Wednesday Federal Open Market policy statement: Available indicators suggest that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace. Job gains have slowed this year, and the unemployment rate has edged up through September. More recent indicators are consistent with these developments. Inflation has moved up since earlier in […]
Japan Week Ahead: Markets Continue Betting on Dec. 19 BOJ Rate Hike After Governor Says Board to Debate Such Action, Noting Trade Uncertainty Fading
–BOJ Officials Gathering Intel on ‘Initial Momentum’ Toward Continued Wage Hikes in Fiscal 2026, Key to Justify Rate Action Amid Above-Target Inflation–Governor Ueda Stresses It Would Be Like Easing Off Accelerator, Not Stepping on the Brakes for Resilient but Feeble Economic Recovery By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Here are the key Japanese economic events for […]
Preview: Forecasters See Japan’s Producer Prices Up 2.7% in November from Year Ago, Unchanged from October
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025 0850 JST (2350 GMT/1850 EST Tuesday, Dec. 9) The Bank of Japan releases the November corporate goods price index. Mace News median: CGPI +2.7% y/y (range: +2.5% to +2.9%) vs. Oct +2.7%; +0.3% m/m (range: +0.2% to +0.5%) vs. Oct +0.4% By Chikafumi Hodo TOKYO (MaceNews) – Japan’s corporate goods price […]
Preview: Forecasters See Japan Q3 GDP Revised Lower to -0.5% on Quarter
Monday, Dec. 8 0850 JST (2350 GMT/1850 EST Sunday, Dec. 7) Cabinet Office releases the revised GDP for July-September 2025.Mace News median: -0.5% q/q (range -0.6% to -0.4%) vs. Q3 prelim -0.4%; -2.1% annualized (range -2.4% to -1.6%) vs. Q3 prelim -1.8%; +1.1% y/y (range +0.9% to +1.1%) vs. Q3 prelim +1.1% By Chikafumi Hodo […]
PREVIEW: JAPAN HOUSEHOLD SPENDING SEEN +1.6% ON YEAR IN OCT.
– Friday, Dec. 50830 JST (2350 GMT/1830 EST Thursday, Dec. 4) The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications releases the October average household spending. Mace News survey median forecasts: +1.6% y/y (range: +0.3% to +2.2%) vs. Sept +1.8%; +0.8% m/m (range: -0.1% to +2.7%) vs. Sept -0.7% By Chikafumi Hodo TOKYO (MaceNews) – Japan’s real […]
Japan Week Ahead: BOJ Governor Ueda Speaks to Business Leaders amid Expectations for Rate Hike in December or January
–October Household Spending Forecast to Show Only Modest Rise as Inflation for Daily Necessities Continues to Bite By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Here are the key Japanese economic events for the coming week: Ahead of the Dec. 18-19 policy meeting, Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will deliver a speech in Nagoya, central Japan, to […]
Japan Govt Keeps Modest Economic Recovery Outlook, Downplays 1st GDP Decline In 6 Qtrs in Q3, Noting Resilient Consumption, Capex
Japan Sticks to Modest Economic Recovery Outlook, Downplaying First GDP Contraction in 6 Quarters in Q3, Pointing to Resilient Consumers, Capex By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japanese government policymakers continue to see the economy on a modest recovery track, downplaying the first GDP contraction in six quarters in the July-September period amid the Trump tariff storms […]
Japan Weekahead: Government Likely to Keep Modest Economic Recovery View, Another BOJ Board Member Speaks amid Rate Hike Expectations
–US Tariffs Seen Denting Factory Output, Retail Sales Remain Weak By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Here are the key Japanese economic events for the coming week. In the final quarter of 2025, the drag from the protectionist U.S. trade policy is becoming more pronounced in some data including international trade, compared to the previous quarter. […]
TRANSCRIPT: President Trump and NY Mayor-Elect Mamdani Q&A – White House pool report
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is a transcript of the extended Q&A session of President Trump and New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdami which began at 3:37 p.m. ET Friday: Trump: I thank you very much. We’ve just had a great meeting, very productive meeting. One thing in common, we want this city of ours that […]
Fed Officials Showing Caution, Even As Some Call for December Rate Cut
– Goolsbee, Hammack, Cook All Uneasy About Moving Again Next Month – Waller Strongly Supports December Rate Cut By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – With the Federal Reserve’s last monetary policy meeting of the year just three weeks away, many Fed officials are exhibiting greater reluctance to continue interest rate reductions, while some continue to […]