SATURDAY’S WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Saturday’s public White House schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORSATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 2020  EDT 2:30PM                    In-House Pool Call Time  4:35PM                       THE PRESIDENT departs Bedminster, NJ, en route to Southampton, NY Bedminster, NJ     Closed Press  5:35PM                       THE PRESIDENT arrives at Southampton Landing Zone Southampton, NY     Out-of-Town Travel Pool  5:45PM                       THE PRESIDENT departs Southampton Landing […]

STATUS CHECK: TRUMP – ‘WE’RE FINALLY HAVING IT OUT’

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Friday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes: ·        A long week about over and in an evening news conference the president of the United States says, “We’re having it out. We’re finally having it out.” He was talking about the […]

DATA PREVIEW: US JULY SALES DATA KEY TEST OF COVID RESURGENCE By Kevin Kastner WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The U.S. economy was on pace for a steady recovery until COVID-19 cases began to rise in July, triggering several states to reverse their reopening plans. While all sectors are impacted, there is none more so than the […]

BOE DEFENDS FORECASTS AS AGENTS QUERY OPTIMISTIC ASSUMPTIONS

By Laurie Laird LONDON (MaceNews) – Top Bank of England officials Friday reiterated the downside risks to forecasts of a smart economic rebound under questioning from the BoE’s regional representatives about the Bank’s baseline forecasting assumptions.  The central forecast released Thursday “is sensible,” albeit with “very substantial” downside risk, said Governor Andrew Bailey, addressing a […]

DATA FLASH: US JULY PAYROLLS RISE BY 1.76 MLN, UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 10.2%

-COVID-Hit Sectors Lead Gain; Hourly Earnings Up 0.2%, Up 4.8% Year/Year By Kevin Kastner WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The July employment report reflected continued improvement in the economy, but the rate at which the U.S. is digging out the hole it fell into in March and April clearly slowed. That recovery is likely to be hindered […]