Thursday Washington Schedules from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Thursday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, the State Department, the Capitol and for upcoming economic data and Federal Reserve events: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, MAY 27, 2021 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed […]
Fed’s Quarles: Inflation Rise ‘Sufficient’ To Start Thinking About Tapering ‘Soon’
– But Says Fed Can Afford To Be ‘Patient’ About Firming Monetary Policy By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – The Federal Reserve is getting closer to a time when it will need to consider scaling back its asset purchases, now that it has gotten “sufficient” evidence of rising inflation, Fed Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal Quarles said Wednesday. Quarles also suggested the […]
Japan Government Downgrades View on Economy As Q1 Consumption Slumps
— Japan Sees Overseas Economies Picking Up; Upgrades Britain, Others By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan’s government Wednesday downgraded its view on the domestic economy for the first time in three months, saying the weakness in some spots is more pronounced while the economy stays on course toward a recovery from pandemic-caused slump, according to […]