STATUS CHECK – AS PANDEMIC RELIEF TALKS GO ON, A DEEPENING CRISIS
–Presidential Aide Hope Hicks Tests Positive WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Thursday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes. · Amazon said Thursday 20,000 of its 1.4 million employees have tested positive for the coronavirus and on Wednesday alone, another 41,000 cases were diagnosed positive across […]
WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE RENDERED INOPERATIVE BY CLOSE AIDE’S POSITIVE VIRUS TEST
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Friday’s public White House schedule as posted before President Trump confirmed he and the First Lady are beginning to self-quarantine after close aide Hope Hicks reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus, a routine presumably being applied to other close aides, many of whom have been in close proximity to […]
DATA FLASH: US MANUFACTURING CONDITIONS EXPAND FURTHER
–ISM Mfg Index Falls Slightly to 55.4 in September, Below Expectations–Aug Construction Spending Stronger Than Expected;, Residential Surge–Personal Income Falls on Waning Benefits; PCE Gains Slowing–Initial Claims Decline Further; Continuing Claims Lowest Virus Count By Kevin Kastner WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The September ISM index Thursday showed U.S. manufacturing sector activity expanded further, but at a […]
STATUS CHECK – AT LAST, ANOTHER ROUND OF PANDEMIC RELIEF – ALMOST
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Wednesday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes. Suddenly the clouds are parting and a compromise on another round of pandemic relief money is now the expected outcome of further talks between Treasury Secretary Stephen Mnuchin Thursday. The Capitol newspaper Roll […]