Wednesday Washington Schedules from MaceNews

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Wednesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, the State Department, Capitol Hill and for upcoming economic data and Federal Reserve events: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 2021  In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office. This […]

Japan Feb Machine Orders Unexpectedly Down for 2nd Straight Month

— Govt Downgrades View: Pickup in Machinery Orders Is Marking Time By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japanese machinery orders, the key leading indicator of business investment in equipment, surprisingly slumped in February, confirming some sectors are still cautious about replacing or upgrading capacity, data released Wednesday by the Cabinet Office showed. Earlier this month, the […]

Bank of England Announces Departure of Noted Hawk

By Laurie Laird — Chief Economist Andy Haldane will depart in June LONDON (MaceNews) — Bank of England Chief Economist Andy Haldane will leave the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee at the end of June, robbing the rate-setting body of one of its most hawkish voices. After 32 years at the Bank, Haldane will take over […]

US FDA/CDC: Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis ‘Extremely Rare’

–To Hold Briefing 10a ET On Recommended Pause in J&J Vaccine Use WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The announcement by the FDA and CDC Tuesday morning, preceded by a New York Times scoop, recommending a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, immediately knocked the wind out of U.S. stock futures with the negativity […]

German Economic Sentiment Declined in April, First Drop Since November 2020; ZEW

ZURICH (MaceNews) – The economic outlook in Germany fell in April, declining for the first time since November 2020 on concerns a stricter lockdown will dampen private consumption, according to ZEW. The Economic Sentiment Index unexpectedly fell in April, down 5.9 points to 70.7, and well below the Econoday median forecast of 77.0 and the […]