Wednesday Washington Schedules from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Wednesday’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 FORWEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2021 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office. This meeting will be […]
Chicago Fed’s Evans: ‘We’re Well on Our Way’ Toward Tapering
– Taper Could Begin Early Next Year Following December Decision By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans sounded noticeably less reluctant to begin scaling back asset purchases Tuesday. Evans, talking to reporters via Webex, said the economy is “well on its way” to meeting the Fed’s employment and inflation […]
Germany’s ZEW Economic Sentiment Plunges More than Expected in August
ZURICH (MaceNews) – The economic outlook in Germany fell for the third consecutive month in August on Covid and China growth concerns, according to the latest report from the ZEW research institute in Mannheim. Expectations fell 22.9 points from the previous month to 40.4, well below the median forecast of 57.0 in an Econoday survey […]