STATUS CHECK: AN UNEXPECTED SILVER LINING IN A TRUMP TWEET

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) –-The following is Friday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes: A week of many parts, – some scary, some absurd, some mystifying – and yet only a very few worth holding on to, with meaning for the future. That narrows it down to Tuesday’s […]

SATURDAY/SUNDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE

WASHIINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is the Saturday and Sunday public White House schedule: WEEKEND GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORSATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2020, THROUGH SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2020  Saturday, September 5, 2020 EDT 8:00AM                      In-House Pool Call Time   THE PRESIDENT has no public events scheduled.    Sunday, September 6, 2020 EDT 8:00AM                      In-House Pool […]

DATA PREVIEW: IS INFLATION NOW A TREE FALLING IN THE FOREST?

By Kevin Kastner WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The highlight of next week, not counting a Monday holiday of course, will be the August readings of business and consumer inflation at the end of the week–indicators that were closely-watched before the COVID crisis. But now, thanks to much more pressing issues this year, inflation was put on […]

DATA FLASH: US AUGUST PAYROLLS UP 1.371 MLN; UNEMP RATE 8.4%

-Retail, Government Sectors Lead Gain; Hourly Earnings Up 0.4% By Kevin Kastner WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The August employment report showed continued payrolls improvement, though the size of those gains continues to slow and likely reflects the return of laid-off workers rather than new job creation. Likewise, the unemployment rate fell sharply in the month to […]