Japan August Inflation Hits 3-Decade High on Widespread Markups; More Price Hikes Coming
–Utilities Lead Rising Energy Costs; Gasoline Price Rise Slows on Subsidies, Softer Market –Core CPI +2.8% Y/Y Nearly 31-Year High Excluding 2014, 1997 Sales Tax Hikes Impact–Total CPI +3.0% Y/Y Also Nearly 31-Year High, Excluding Booster Effects of Sales Tax Hikes –Even Narrow CPI (Ex-Fresh Food, Energy) Up 1.6% Y/Y, More than 29-Year High By […]
White House and Other Schedules for Monday, Sept 19
White House and Other Schedules for Monday, Sept 19 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. data and Federal Reserve events: COMPREHENSIVE TRIP GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM In the morning, the President and the […]
White House and Other Schedules for Saturday and Sunday
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Saturday and Sunday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as U.S. data and Federal Reserve events: COMPREHENSIVE TRIP GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR LONDON, UNITED KINGDOMSaturday, September 17, 2022 In the morning, the President and the First Lady will depart […]
White House and Other Schedules for Friday, Sept 16
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. data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2022 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. In […]
Transcript: Senior Admin Off’ls on EO Re Screening Inbound Foreign Investments
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is the White House transcript of a teleconference between senior officials and reporters backgrounding the executive order adding criteria to Treasury’s CFIUS screening of inbound foreign investments: Via Teleconference MODERATOR: Great, thank you. Hey, everyone. Thanks for joining. So we’re going to do a background call today. I think you […]
Analysis: Fed to Stay on Aggressive Tightening Path Sept. 21
By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – Federal Reserve policymakers are unlikely to find a reason to slow their monetary tightening campaign at their Federal Open Market Committee meeting next week, and increasingly the expectation is that they will raise interest rates at least as aggressively as they did at their previous two meetings. Although hopes for a […]
White House and Other Schedules for Thursday, Sept 15
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Thursday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as U.S. data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. In […]
Japan Aug Export Values Up but Volumes Down on Slower Global Growth 
–Imports Hit Fresh Record High on Energy, Leading to Highest Trade Deficit By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japanese exports posted a higher year-on-year rise in August after hitting a record high value in July on global reopening demand for automobiles, fuels and semiconductor-producing equipment and their rising prices, data released Thursday by the Ministry of […]
Japan Seeking to Keep Yen Bears at Bay with Threat of Forex Intervention
–Tokyo Would Need Washington’s Consent and Help to Have Much Impact -US Has No Compelling Reason Yet to Step into FX Market–Japan’s Dollar Selling Ammunition Limited to Its Foreign Reserves By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japanese policymakers are using verbal warnings and inquiries on market levels to stop the yen from depreciating rapidly against the […]
White House and Other Schedules for Wednesday, Sept 14
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. data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2022 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. After, […]