Japan May Producer Inflation Eases on Slower Crude Oil Rise After Hitting 41-Year High in April
–BOJ’s Kuroda Committed to Easing Stance Despite Weak Yen, Seeing Slower Prices in FY23 By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Producer inflation in Japan eased in May to 9.1% on the year as crude oil and non-ferrous metal prices fell from the previous month, reflecting recent international markets, but April’s 9.8% spike, although downwardly revised from […]
ECB Preannounces July Rate Hike of 25 Basis Points
–Leaves Open Possibility of Bigger Rise in September By Laurie Laird LONDON (MaceNews) – The European Central Bank will raise interest rates by a quarter percentage point at its next meeting in July with another – potentially larger increase – slated for September, the ECB announced Thursday. “Inflation is undesirably high,” said ECB President Christine […]
White House and Other Schedules for Wednesday, June 8
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: Wednesday, June 8, 2022 In the morning, the President will travel to Los Angeles, California to host the Ninth Summit of the Americas. The Summit will bring together governments from across […]
Preview: Japan Q1 GDP Slip Seen Revised Down Slightly on Softer Capex
–Forecasts for Weaker Capex, Higher Private Inventories Based on MOF Survey –Private Consumption Seen Flat, Unrevised from Preliminary Data –Q2 GDP Growth Expected to Rebound As Covid Restrictions Eased By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan’s economic slump in the January-March quarter, which was caused by the drag from Covid restrictions on consumer spending and a […]
Japan April Household Spending Dips Y/Y on Car Supply Delays, Less Cooking at Home
–Spending Up M/M As People Dine Out, Travel More Freely After Covid Rules Eased By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan’s real household spending posted the second straight year-on-year drop in April as supply bottlenecks hampered car purchases and people dined out more freely, spending less on groceries compared to a year earlier when a Covid […]
White House and Other Schedules for Monday, June 6
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Monday’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 FORMONDAY, JUNE 6, 2022 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. In-Town Pool Wires: AP, […]
ISM: US May Service Sector Growth Continues Slowing Amid Labor Shortages, Supply Constraints 
–ISM’s Nieves: Fed Tightening on Overall US Service Sector Seen Limited –ISM: Demand for Services Still Strong; May’s Slower Growth Expected –ISM: New Orders Index Rebounds, Prices Index Eases from April’s Record High By Max Sato (MaceNews) – US service sector growth slowed further in May as companies continued tackling labor shortages and supply delays […]
White House and Other Schedules for Friday, June 3
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, JUNE 3, 2022 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. After, the President […]
Bank of Canada’s Beaudry: May Need To Hike Rates Above 2-3% Neutral Rate As Inflation Persists
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – The Bank of Canada may need to keep raising its policy interest rate above what it sees as neutral, currently in the 2% to 3% range, as inflation has been rising faster than expected and could become much harder to control, Deputy Governor Paul Beaudry said Thursday. He also said […]
White House and Other Schedules for Thursday, June 2
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, JUNE 2, 2022 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office. This […]