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 Federal Reserve events: The White House     DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, JULY 29, 2021  In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the […]

Fed’s Powell: Progress Made, But Economy Not Yet At ‘Substantial Further Progress’

–Little Support For Faster Reduction in MBS Purchases. By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell continued Wednesday to set the stage for eventual reductions in the Fed’s large-scale asset purchases, and gave no clear signal as to when “tapering” could commence. For the time being, the policy making Federal Open Market […]

FOMC Mostly Repeats, Saying Making Further Progress Toward Ultimate Goals

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The Federal Open Market Committee’s latest monetary policy statement Wednesday hardly changed from the previous statement as the central bank suggested the economy is making further progress toward the ultimate goal of “substantial further progress.” The policy statement follows: The Federal Reserve is committed to using its full range of tools to […]