Friday Washington Schedules from MaceNews

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Friday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, the State Department, the Capitol and for upcoming economic data: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, MAY 7, 2021  In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office. This meeting will be closed […]

Bank of England to Slow Pace of Bond Purchases After Sharp Upward Revision to 2021 Growth

By Laurie Laird LONDON (MaceNews) – The Bank of England will reduce its pace of asset purchases as the UK’s aggressive vaccine campaign has allowed the gradual reopening of the economy. “As envisaged since the announcement of [the emergency quantitative easing programme in November 2020] and consistent with developments in financial markets since then, the pace […]

Germany’s Manufacturing Orders Rose 3.0% M/M in March, Beating Expectations

ZURICH (MaceNews) – Manufacturing orders in Germany increased 3.0% in March over February and were up 27.8% from a year ago, and exceeded expectations data released by the Federal Statistics Office in Wiesbaden showed. The results were well above the median of an Econoday survey of economists for a gain of 1.8% over the previous […]