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 […]
BofA Global Research Fund Manager Survey: Investors More Bullish in November as 2026 Growth Expectations Improve
–Cash Levels Slip, Inflation Expectations Drop –More Bullish View Tends to Be a Counter-Indicator By Vicki Schmelzer NEW YORK (MaceNews) – Global investors were more bullish and more overweight equities in November as world growth expectations turned positive for 2026, according to a survey of investors. This month a net 3% of those polled looked […]
UPDATE: Japan Weekahead: October Exports Seen Up but Sluggish, Academic Type BOJ Board Member Koeda to Make Debut Speech Before December Meeting
–MOF has made a rare change to its trade statistics release date, citing the need to ensure the accuracy of the latest figures after finding that it failed to move parts of collected data over to a new customs computer system on Oct. 12. By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Here are the key Japanese economic […]
Fed Officials Continue to Diverge on FOMC’s Rate Decision on Dec. 10 – Miran Again Urges More Rate Cuts While Collins Backs Away
By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – As they moved closer to the final monetary policy meeting of 2025. a number of Federal Reserve officials have given varying degrees of support for lower interest rates but have remained mostly vague about whether the Fed should cut rates again as soon as next month. After the Fed’s […]