Weekend White House Schedule from Mace News
THE WHITE HOUSE WEEKEND GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORSATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2022 AND SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2022 On Saturday and Sunday, the President has no public events scheduled. Saturday’s In-Town Pool Wires: AP, Reuters, BloombergWire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP, NYTTV Corr & Crew: CNNPrint: Washington PostRadio: AURN Sunday’s In-Town Pool Wires: AP, Reuters, BloombergWire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP, NYTTV […]
Analysis: Canada’s Economy Survives Anti-Covid Mandate Blockade, Reputation at Stake
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – The Canadian economy appears to have emerged little hurt overall from a temporary blockade of its key US trade route caused by a truckers-led protest against anti-Covid mandates, but the government failure to prevent occupations of crucial border crossings and the national capital has tarnished the country’s reputation as an […]
Fed’s Brainard Suggests Dollar Could Suffer If Fed Doesn’t Issue Its Own Digital Currency
By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard linked the development of a digital central bank currency to preservation of the U.S. dollar’s primacy in international trade and finance Friday. The Fed is not ready to announce the issuance of a digital currency, but Brainard said the Fed is well along the […]
NY Fed’s Williams Nixes 50 BP March Hike in Federal Funds Rate
– ‘No Compelling Argument’ For Big Move In the Beginning of Firming Process – Affirms Market Expectations of ‘More Normal’ Funds Rate of 2-2.5% by end 2023 – MBS Sales Should Only Be Considered ‘Down The Road’ – ‘Confident’ Fed ‘Can Manage the Soft Landing’ By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – New York Federal Reserve […]
Chicago Fed’s Evans: Monetary Policy ‘Wrongfooted, Needs Substantial Adjustment’
– Expects Inflation to Drop; Still ‘Well Anchored at 2%’ – ‘No Extra Monetary Restraint Needed to Bring Inflation Down’ By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans predicted Friday that inflation will fall from its current rapid pace and said he doesn’t think the Fed will need to be […]