Thursday March 17 Washington Schedules from Mace News
THE WHITE HOUSE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2022 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. After, the President will participate in a bilateral meeting with His Excellency Micheál Martin, Taoiseach of Ireland. The leaders will reaffirm the close and historic partnership between the United States […]
Analysis: Japan PM Kishida to Face Bad Economic News After Omicron Storm
–Economists Revise Down Forecasts to Show Slight Contraction in 1Q By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is likely to face bad news on the economic front after barely surviving voter frustration over public health restrictions imposed about two months ago aimed at fighting a surge in Covid infections caused by the […]
FOMC Lifts Off from Zero with 25bp Rate Hike; 6 More Projected for 2022
– Powell Says FOMC May Move Faster If Needed To Reduce Inflation – Says Funds Rate Could Go ‘Beyond’ Downwardly Revised ‘Neutral’ Rate – Balance Sheet Reduction Plan Could Be Announced As Soon As May Meeting By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – After holding short-term interest rates near zero for two years to support a […]
FOMC: Qtr Point Hike As Expected; Few Specifics on Future Action
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The Federal Open Market Committee Wednesday fulfilled expectations for a quarter-point fed funds rate hike, the first such since 2018, accompanied by a pledged to begin pulling back Treasury and Agency securities holdings “at a coming meeting.” The text follows: Indicators of economic activity and employment have continued to strengthen. Job gains […]
Strong Earthquake Hits Northeastern Japan, Causing Power Cuts
–Tokyo Electric Monitoring Spent Nuclear Fuel Facilities in Fukushima (MaceNews) – A powerful earthquake shook the northeastern Tohoku region in Japan late on Wednesday, triggering tsunami warnings along the Pacific coast of Miyagi and Fukushima, two prefectures hit hard by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster. The 7.3 magnitude tremor struck 60 km below the […]
Wednesday March 16 Washington Schedules from Mace News
THE WHITE HOUSE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2022 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. Then, the President will deliver remarks on the assistance the United States is providing to Ukraine. The Secretary of State, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, and the Chairman of […]