Cleveland Fed’s Mester Expects Inflation To Dip Next Year But Sees Upside Risks
Sees ‘Transitory’ As ‘Less Useful’ Term To Describe Inflation Upsurge Calls For Clearer FOMC Communication on Inflation, Employment Goals By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Loretta Mester warned Friday that inflation could persist at higher levels next year and questioned the use of the term “transitory” to describe the current […]
ECB To Decelerate QE Purchases; No Word on What Will Succeed Emergency Programme
By Laurie Laird LONDON (MaceNews) – The European Central Bank will decelerate the pace of asset purchases in the third quarter, as it presented upgraded forecasts for the next year, but provided no clue as to what will replace its emergency purchase programme which is due to end next year. “Based on a joint assessment […]
Fed’s Beige Book: Economy Weighed by Delta Variant with Growth ‘Downshifted’
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The Federal Reserve’s survey of economic conditions nationwide Wednesday found the economy “downshifted slightly” during the summer as the Delta variant hurt restaurants, tourism and travel while supply disruptions, labor shortages and semiconductor shortages added to the slowing. The survey of the 12 regional Fed districts was conducted through Aug. 30 and […]
Italy’s Local Elections Raise Coalition Tensions, Risk Delaying Reforms – Sources
By Silvia Marchetti ROME (MaceNews) – Italy’s upcoming local elections are bound to fuel tensions between government parties with the risk of delaying key reforms needed to kickstart the recovery, ruling coalition officials warned. “The League, the Democrats and the 5 Stars are bickering on a daily basis in an attempt to boost their popularity […]
Wednesday Washington Schedules from MaceNews
The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2021 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. After, the President will deliver remarks in honor of labor unions in the East Room. […]
Japan Q2 GDP Rebound Firmer Than Initially Estimated, Led by Capex Revision
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan’s economic rebound in the April-June quarter was firmer than expected as business investment in upgrading factories and offices turned out to be stronger than previously reported, Cabinet Office data released Wednesday showed. Revised second quarter GDP data confirmed that consumer spending remained resilient despite on-and-off restrictions on economic activity […]
Germany’s Economic Sentiment Falls in Sept as Chip Shortages Contribute to Expectations Drop
ZURICH (MaceNews) – Economic sentiment in Germany fell in September as a sharp decline in expectations weighed in sentiment, according to the latest report from the ZEW Institute in Mannheim. ZEW’s economic indicator fell 13.9 points in the September survey to 26.5, coming in below the median of 30.0 in an Econoday survey of economists’ […]
Germany’s July Industrial Output Rose 1.0% M/M, Led by Capital Goods
ZURICH (MaceNews) – Industrial production in Germany rose 1.0 percent in July from the previous month, beating expectations on strong orders for capital goods, the Federal Statistics Office (Destatis) reported Tuesday. The increase exceeded the median forecast for a 0.1 percent monthly gain, according to the charteconomicdata.com calendar. Today’s result for production comes one day […]
Tuesday Washington Schedules from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Tuesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, the State Department, USTR, the Capitol and for upcoming Federal Reserve events: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2021 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. Then, the […]
US Data Preview Commentary: PPI, JOLTS, Beige Book and Many, Many Questions
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – This week – for many, the last gasp of summer – has less guidance in the form of fresh U.S. economic data than any week this year, and the two major reports that are arriving raise more questions than answers. Wednesday’s JOLTS report says so much about job openings and the record […]