STATUS CHECK – VIRUS HITS WHITE HOUSE – AGAIN; BIDEN APPEALS FOR CALM

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Friday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes. You had a dream, that there is now a president-elect and that all the uncertainty and anxiety of a long week started to fade away like long-ago birth pangs. In your dream President […]

SATURDAY/SUNDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is the public White House schedule for Saturday and Sunday: WEEKEND GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORSATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2020, THROUGH SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2020  Saturday, November 7, 2020 EST 12:00PM           In-House Pool Call Time   THE PRESIDENT has no public events scheduled.    Sunday, November 8, 2020 EST 12:00PM           In-House Pool Call Time   […]

DATA PREVIEW: A QUIET DATA WEEK GIVES INFLATION THE SPOTLIGHT

By Kevin Kastner WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – With little key data scheduled and the Veterans’ Day holiday falling in the middle of the week, the October inflation readings will get their moment to shine – or to disappoint. As has been the case since the FOMC shifted its emphasis on inflation to the backburner, it will […]

BOE SUGGESTS UK BANKS BETTER PREPARED FOR SUB-ZERO RATES THAN IN 2009

By Laurie Laird LONDON (MaceNews) – British banks are are sufficiently capitalised to continue lending even if official rates eventually fall below zero, according to two Bank of England rate setters Friday. Negative rates are most effective “when banks’ balance sheets are not under pressure for other reasons,” as was the case during the financial […]

DATA FLASH: US OCTOBER PAYROLLS RISE 638,000, UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 6.9%

–Private Jobs Surge 906,000, Led by Leisure, Business Services, and Retail By Kevin Kastner WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The October employment report Friday showed that even an uptick in COVID-19 cases couldn’t stop the ongoing recovery, with a solid increase in payrolls and a further dip in the unemployment rate. Nonfarm payrolls rose by 638,000 in […]

STATUS CHECK – STILL COUNTING, FUMING AND SUING

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Thursday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes. Peace, harmony and finally a resolution to a hard-fought campaign? Of course not. This is 2020. Thursday night and key states still too close to call, with Joe Biden’s lead in Arizona diminishing […]