Friday Washington Schedules From MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Friday’s public schedules for the White House, Treasury, the Capitol and for upcoming economic data: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, MARCH 12, 2021 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will meet virtually with their counterparts in the Quad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]
FOMC Preview: Fed Not Apt To Start Signaling Policy Shift at Mid-March FOMC Meeting
By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews)– With each passing day, as the recovery continues (and as more Americans get vaccinated), we are getting closer to the time when the Federal Reserve starts tapping the brakes on its supercharged monetary race car. But that doesn’t mean it’s close, and it’s doubtful we will see any perceptible movement […]
European Central Bank to Accelerate Asset Purchases to Combat Rising Bond Yields
By Laurie Laird LONDON (MaceNews) – The European Central Bank will accelerate purchases under its crisis quantitative easing programme, but otherwise left policy unchanged at Thursday’s Governing Council meeting, as it confronted the recent rise in bond yields. “There was consensus at the table of the Governing Council today,” said ECB President Christine Lagarde, briefing […]