STATUS CHECK: SOLEMNITY AND THE USUAL DISCORDANT NOTES

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Thursday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes. The quiet day-long procession of Americans paying respect to Ruth Bader Ginsburg was the day’s solemn background music, an impressive tribute to a remarkable woman. And then President Trump came by, wearing a […]

FRIDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Friday’s public White House schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 EDT  2:00PM                       In-House Pool Call Time 8:00AM                      Out-of-Town Pool Call Time (FL) 7:40PM                       Out-of-Town Pool Call Time (JBA)   11:00AM                    THE PRESIDENT participates in a Latinos for Trump Roundtable Doral, FL Pre-Credentialed Media  12:05PM                     THE PRESIDENT departs Doral, FL, en route […]

BANK OF ENGLAND’S CHIEF ECONOMIST PREDICTS PERMANENT SCARRING TO THE LABOUR MARKET

By Laurie Laird  LONDON (MaceNews) – The UK labour market could suffer permanent scarring as a result of the coronavirus, according to a top central banker. “There’s a good chance that coronavirus will” accelerate a shift toward knowledge-based digital industries that was already in train before the pandemic ravaged the economy, Bank of England Chief […]

DATA FLASH: US INITIAL CLAIMS IN TIGHT RANGE; NEW HOME SALES SURGE

–Initial Claims Rise By 4,000 to 870,000; 4-Week Average Declines Further–New Home Sales Up 4.8% to 1.011 Million SAAR in Aug, High Since 2006 By Kevin Kastner WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – Initial claims rose by 4,000 in the September 19 week to a level of 870,000, below the 880,000 level expected and within the same narrow range […]

UK GOV’T UNVEILS SUPPORT FOR WORKERS ON REDUCED HOURS FROM NOVEMBER

–-— Chancellor confirms furlough scheme will end in October By Laurie Laird LONDON (MaceNews) – The U.K. government unveiled a new job support scheme on Thursday, aimed subsiding the wages of workers on reduced hours, but provided no additional assistance for those drawing on the nation’s job retention plan which will expire at the end […]

GERMANY BUSINESS CONFIDENCE UP AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER

ZURICH (MaceNews) — Germany’s business climate improved further in September driven by a more optimistic outlook for both current conditions and expectations, amid signs the economy is stabilizing despite rising COVID-19 infection numbers. The Ifo institute measure of business confidence rose to 93.4 in September from a revised 92.5 (92.6) the previous month, broadly in-line […]