Thursday Washington Schedules from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Thursday’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 FORTHURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 2021 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. Then, the President […]
FOMC Minutes Show Divisions On When To Start Tapering
–Some Favored Preparing To Taper ‘Relatively Soon;’ Others Counseled ‘Patience’ –Discussions Took Place Amid ‘Quite High’ Uncertainty Before Strong July Jobs Data By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – Federal Reserve officials began to seriously consider when and how to reduce asset purchases at the July 27-28 meeting of the Fed’s policymaking Federal Open Market Committee, […]
The July FOMC Meeting Saw Divergent Views on Tapering Timing
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – As described at the time by Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell, the July 27-28 Federal Open Market Committee saw a variety of views about when to start the tapering progress, exhibiting considerably more caution than much of the subsequent Fedspeak advocating faster action, the minutes of the meeting suggested Wednesday. The section […]
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 18, 2021 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. In the afternoon, […]
Fed’s Powell Warns of Ongoing Covid Risks; Says Economy Far From Full Recovery
By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell warned of the continued economic risks posed by the mutating Covid virus Tuesday. And Powell stressed that the economy remains far from completing recovery from the initial outbreak of the pandemic and from achieving the “maximum employment” aspect of the Fed’s dual mandate. The […]
BofA Global Research Fund Manager Survey: Prospects of Fed Taper, China Easing, Delta Variant Concerns Weigh on Growth Outlook
By Vicki Schmelzer NEW YORK (MaceNews) – Federal Reserve tapering prospects, potential People’s Bank of China easing and the fast-paced spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant weighed on the growth outlook in August, according to the findings of BofA Global Research’s monthly fund manager survey, released Tuesday. Even though world growth expectations slipped more markedly […]
Tuesday’s Washington Schedules from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Tuesday’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 FORTUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2021 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief at Camp David. This meeting will be closed […]
Monday Washington Schedules from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Monday’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 FORMONDAY, AUGUST 16, 2021 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief at Camp David. This meeting will be closed […]
US Data Preview Commentary: Retail Sales, Housing Starts, Powell’s Town Hall and ‘Encirclement’
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The lazy, hazy days of … but not this time. U.S. stocks are still setting records but a new pessimism has dawned. About two weeks until Jackson Hole and a few more days afterward in which to likely be disappointed in how little the event added to what we already knew. And […]
Saturday/Sunday Washington Schedules from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are the Saturday and Sunday schedules for the White House, Treasury, the State Department, the Capitol and for upcoming Federal Reserve events: The White House WEEKEND GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORSATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 2021 AND SUNDAY, AUGUST 15, 2021 The President will remain at Camp David through Wednesday, August 18. […]