STATUS CHECK – FINALLY, A TRILLION TREES INTERAGENCY COUNCIL

–Maybe February for the Next Round of Pandemic Relief WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Tuesday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes. ·        It was chilly in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, the site of another MAGA rally Tuesday night. More masks than usual.  A whole lot about Biden […]

WEDNESDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Wednesday’s public White House schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2020 EDT  10:00AM                     In-House Pool Call Time 3:00PM                       Out-of-Town Pool Call Time  11:00AM                     THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks to the Economic Clubs of New York; Florida; Washington, D.C.; Chicago; Pittsburgh; and Sheboygan Rose Garden Closed Press  4:05PM                     THE PRESIDENT departs the White […]

BOE’S BAILEY DISCUSSES NEGATIVE RATE CRITERIA; STRESSES ‘WE’RE NOT THERE’ YET

By Laurie Laird LONDON (MaceNews) – The UK’s top rate setter suggested that negative interest rates may be more effective once an economy begins to recover, but repeated that the Bank of England is not considering an imminent rate cut.  “We’re not there at the moment,” said BoE Governor Andrew Bailey Tuesday, addressing the House […]

DATA FLASH: US SEPTEMBER CPI ROSE BY 0.2%; GAINS SLOWING

–Core Prices Also Up 0.2%; Ex. Only Energy, CPI Still Up 0.2%–Energy Prices Rose By 0.8%, Food Prices Flat By Kevin Kastner WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The September consumer price data were right on expectations, with 0.2% gain for both headline and core CPI. The year/year rates for inflation remain significantly below their pre-COVID levels and […]

GERMAN ECONOMIC SENTIMENT SHARPLY LOWER IN OCT AS COVID CASES RISE

By Marco Babic ZURICH (MaceNews) – Economic sentiment in Germany fell in October to its lowest level since July as increasing cases of Covid-19 in Europe and Brexit have raised uncertainly about the economy. The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment Tuesday fell 21.3 points in October to 56.1, and while economists were expecting a decline, […]