WHITE HOUSE WATCH: VIRUS ‘APEX’ WEEKS AWAY AS DEFENSES MOUNT

–Senate 90-0 Hands Phase 3 Over to the House for Final Passage –President Trump: ‘I’m Not Going to Do Anything Rash’ By Denny Gulino WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – A thousand distractions filled the news Wednesday, particularly promises contained in the pending congressional effort to replace trillions of dollars of income, pay for medical gear and rescue […]

BANK OF CANADA EMERGENCY MEASURES STATE OF PLAY

By Gloria Galloway OTTAWA (MaceNews) – The Bank of Canada has joined other banks around the word in making credit more available and affordable to consumers and financial institutions as the Covid-19 pandemic causes unprecedented upheaval to the global economy. The financial situation in Canada and elsewhere continues to be stressed as a result of […]

DATA FLASH: US FEB DURABLE GOODS ORDERS +1.2%

–FHFA Home Price Index +0.3% By Kevin Kastner WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – US durable goods new orders rose solidly in February, but the headline number was almost entirely driven by a transportation surge, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. Orders rose by 1.2% (-0.6% expected) in February but were down 0.6% (-0.3% expected) when a 4.6% jump […]