WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Wednesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as U.S. data and Federal Reserve events:
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE
FOR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2022
| The President has no public events scheduled. Out-of-Town Pool Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP, NYT TV Corr & Crew: CBS Print: Daily Mail EDT 10:00 AM Out-of-Town Pool Call Time US TREASURY Wednesday – Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen has no public engagements. USTR Wednesday – Ambassador Katherine Tai has no public engagements. Thursday – Ambassador Tai will travel to Des Moines, Iowa. She will join Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Representative Cindy Axne [IA-03] for events to highlight the Biden Administration’s work to expand market access for U.S. farmers, producers, and exporters, and help bring American goods to customers around the world. Ambassador Tai will also highlight how the Biden Administration’s recent accomplishments and priorities – including the Inflation Reduction Act and the CHIPS and Science Act – will lower costs for Iowa families, reduce inflation, and help the United States maintain its global competitive edge. Ambassador Tai will also meet with local AAPI leaders and discuss how the Biden Administration’s trade agenda can deliver inclusive economic growth to all communities. Additional details on specific events will come at a later date. STATE DEPARTMENT Wednesday – News briefings when held on weekdays are scheduled for around 2p ET. The transcript of Tuesday’s 2:18p ET briefing is at: https://www.state.gov/briefings/department-press-briefing-august-16-2022/ US HOUSE U.S. House back on its August recess, having passed the Inflation Reduction Act Friday 220-207. Brief pro-forma sessions will punctuate the recess until September. US SENATE In August recess until September, punctuated by brief pro-former sessions. UPCOMING US ECONOMIC DATA & FEDERAL RESERVE EVENTS Wednesday, Aug. 17 – 7:00 ET weekly MBA mortgage purchase index Wednesday, Aug. 17 – 8:30 ET retail sales (1.0% prior) Wednesday, Aug. 17 – 9:30 ET Fed’s Bowman speaks at fintech conference Wednesday, Aug. 17 – 10:00 ET business inventories (1.4% prior) Wednesday, Aug. 17 – 10:30 ET EIA petroleum status report Wednesday, Aug. 17 – 14:00 ET Fed releases FOMC minutes Wednesday, Aug. 17 – 14:20 ET Fed’s Bowman speaks at Arkansas Women’s Commission Thursday, Aug. 18 – 8:30 ET new jobless claims Thursday, Aug. 18 – 8:30 ET Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index (-12.3 prior) Thursday, Aug. 18 – 10:00 ET existing home sales (5.12 mln prior) Thursday, Aug. 18 – 10:00 ET leading indicators (-0.8%) Thursday, Aug. 18 – 10:30 ET US EIA natural gas stocks Thursday, Aug. 18 – 13:20 ET Fed’s George speaks at Fairfax Indust. Assoc of Kansas City Thursday, Aug. 18 – 16:30 ET US Fed balance sheet Friday, Aug. 19 – 13:20 ET Fed’s Barkin speaks at Maryland Assoc of Counties Friday, Aug. 19 – 10:00 ET consumer sentiment (51.5 previous) Friday, Aug. 19 – 13:00 US Baker Hughes Rig Count — Content may appear first or exclusively on the Mace News premium service. For real-time delivery contact tony@macenews.com. Twitter headlines @macenewsmacro. |