News Reports: Former Japan Prime Minister Abe Shot During Speech; Japan Rocked by Incident
(MaceNews) – Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, known for his reflationary economic policy and nationalistic views, was shot from behind by a man in his 40s in the western prefecture of Nara on Friday, public broadcaster NHK and other news media reported. Ahead of Sunday’s upper house elections, in which the ruling coalition is […]
White House and Other Schedules for Friday, July 8
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Friday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as US data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, JULY 8, 2022 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. After, the President […]
Japan May Household Spending Dips as Supply Crunch Dents Car Output, People Cooking Less
–Households Dining Out, Traveling More, Limiting Y/Y Drop in May Vs. April, March –Govt Official: Cannot Yet Say If Rising Inflation Hurting Spending; Covid, Weather Also Affect Consumers –Real Household Income Falls For 2nd Straight Month as Inflation Bites By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan’s real household spending unexpectedly fell on year for the third […]
White House and Other Schedules for Thursday, July 7
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Thursday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as US data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, JULY 7, 2022 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting in the […]
FOMC Minutes: Fed Officials Leaned Toward More Tightening Despite Downside Risks
– 50-75 BP Hike in July Envisioned – Policy Might Need to Become ‘Even More Restrictive” than Anticipated By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – Federal Reserve officials tilted toward a more restrictive monetary policy at their mid-June Federal Open Market Committee meeting despite signs of a slowing economy, minutes released Wednesday reveal. Not only did […]
ISM: US June Service Sector Growth Continues but Slowest in 2 Years Amid Labor Shortages, Supply Delays, Inflation 
–ISM’s Nieves: Rising Inflation Hurting Demand in Retail Trade –ISM: Supply Chain Constraints Keeping Firms from Replenishing Inventories –ISM: Employment in Contraction Mainly Due to Limited Labor Pool By Max Sato (MaceNews) – US service sector growth slowed for the third straight month to the lowest rate in about two years as supply bottlenecks […]
White House and Other Schedules for Wednesday, July 6
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Wednesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as US data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2022 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. In the […]
White House and Other Schedules for Tuesday, July 5
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Tuesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as US data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, JULY 5, 2022In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. After, the President […]
BOC Q2 Survey: Business Sentiment Dips for 2nd Straight Quarter on High Costs, Supply Delays
—Labour Shortages More Intense, Limiting Sales Growth; Wages Rising Fast –Capex Plans Backed by Demand but May Slow Amid High Costs, Higher Rates –Consumer Survey Also Points to Higher Inflation, Uncertainty By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Sentiment among companies in Canada declined for the second straight quarter in April-June, hit by rising costs and […]
Italy’s Top Lender Expands Issuance of US-Denominated Bonds; ‘Appealing’ 4% Fixed Rate
By Silvia Marchetti ROME (MNI) – Italy’s top lender Banca Intesa San Paolo is expanding issuance of U.S. dollar-denominated bonds with an appealing 4% fixed rate to lure domestic investors into contributing to the U.S. government funding needs, and in giving them a ‘safe investment’ during stock exchange turmoil. The wide array of available bonds […]