THE WHITE HOUSE
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR
FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2022
In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press.
In the afternoon, the President, the Vice President, and Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will deliver remarks on the Senate’s historic, bipartisan confirmation of Judge Jackson to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. These remarks on the South Lawn will be open to pre-credentialed media
In-Town Pool
Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg
Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP, NYT
TV Corr & Crew: ABC
Print: Los Angeles Times
Radio: FOX
EDT
9:45 AM THE PRESIDENT receives the President’s Daily Brief
Closed Press
11:15 AM In-Town Pool Call Time
12:15 PM THE PRESIDENT, THE VICE PRESIDENT, and Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson deliver remarks on the Senate’s historic, bipartisan confirmation of Judge Jackson to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
South Lawn
Open to Pre-Credentialed Media (Final Gather 12:00 PM — Palm Room Doors
Briefing Schedule
2:00 PM Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki
U.S. TREASURY
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2022
In the morning, Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen will chair a meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council. This meeting is closed press.
Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo will participate in a fireside chat with Reverend Al Sharpton, founder and president of the National Action Network (NAN), during NAN’s 31st annual convention in New York City. Deputy Secretary Adeyemo will discuss the work Treasury is doing to advance racial equity and promote economic growth in traditionally underserved communities. The event is open press and will be livestreamed here.
While in New York, Deputy Secretary Adeyemo will also tour the Brooklyn Navy Yard (the Yard), run by the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation, which is a not-for-profit corporation whose mission is to fuel New York City’s economic vitality by creating and preserving quality jobs, growing the city’s modern industrial sector and its businesses, and connecting the local community with the economic opportunity and resources of the Yard. The visit is closed press.
U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
DAILY GUIDANCE FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2022
WASHINGTON – On Friday, April 8, Ambassador Tai will meet with European Commission Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager. This meeting is closed press.
Ambassador Tai and Ambassador Jayme White will meet with Spain’s Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism Reyes Maroto. This meeting is closed press.
Ambassador White will meet with Sweden’s State Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Trade and Nordic Affairs Krister Nilsson. This meeting is closed press
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Press briefings held around 2:30pm ET.
U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT
Press briefings are held around 2pm ET.
U.S. CONGRESS
No Session Friday, April 8th
UPCOMING US ECONOMIC DATA & FEDERAL RESERVE EVENTS
Monday, April 4 – 10 ET US factory orders (+1.4% prev.)
Tuesday, April 5 – 8:30 ET US International Trade in Goods & Services (-$88.8 bln prev.)
Tuesday, April 5 – 8:55 ET US Redbook store sales
Tuesday, April 5 – 9:45 ET US PMI composite final (58.5 prev.)
Tuesday, April 5 – 10:00 ET US ISM services index (56.5 prev.)
Tuesday, April 5 – 10:00 ET Fed’s Kashari on inflation at Minneapolis Fed
Tuesday, April 5 – 11:05 ET Fed’s Brainard on inflation at Minneapolis Fed
Tuesday, April 5 – 14:00 ET Fed’s Williams on health and economy at NY Fed
Wednesday, April 6 – 7 ET US weekly MBA mortgage purchase index
Wednesday, April 6 – 9:30 ET Fed’s Harker on economy at Delaware chamber
Wednesday, April 6 – 10:30 ET US EIA petroleum status
*Wednesday, April 6 – 14:00 FOMC minutes from March 15-16 meeting
Thursday, April 7 – 8:30 ET US new jobless claims
Thursday, April 7 – 9:00 ET Fed’s Bullard speaks on economy at Univ. of Missouri
Thursday, April 7 – 14:00 ET Fed’s Evans, Bostic on inclusive employment at Chicago Fed
Thursday, April 7 –15:00 ET US consumer credit ($6.8 bln. prev.)
Friday, April 8 –10:00 ET US wholesale inventories (0.8% prev.)
Friday, April 8 – 13:00 US Baker Hughes Rig Count