Thursday Washington Schedules from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Thursday’s public schedules for the White House, Treasury, the Capitol and for upcoming economic data and Federal Reserve events: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2021 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval […]
Fed’s Beige Book Survey Blurry, Sees Slow Improvement in Jobs; No Sharp Rebound
–Consumer Spending, Auto Sales ‘Mixed’ WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The Federal Reserve’s Beige Book released Wednesday found nooks and crannies of subdued progress across the country but no sharp generalized rebound under way. “Economy activity expanded modestly” in the past six weeks, the Atlanta Fed said in characterizing the views of business executives even as economic […]
Chicago Fed’s Evans Sees Strong Economic Rebound in 2021
— Says Fed will continue to do asset purchases across the Treasury curve in current economic environment— Evans watching 10-year yield as an bellwether; accommodative monetary appropriate— Evans sees U.S. stimulus package as a positive, notes consumer spending strong— Says current unemployment rate masks those who cannot return to work, but still sees economy strongly […]
Germany’s Bundesbank Increases Risk Provisioning; Won’t Distribute Profit
ZURICH (MaceNews) – Germany’s Bundesbank, the nation’s central bank, won’t be distributing profits for the first time since 1979 as it increased its provisions for general risks by 2.4 billion euros to 18.8 billion. The Bank’s model-based assessment had “flagged a considerable increase in risks, with interest rate risk and default risk in the monetary […]