White House and Other Schedules for Wednesday, Dec 27
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. economic data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2023 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed […]
White House and Other Schedules for Friday, Dec 22
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Friday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as U.S. economic data and Federal Reserve events: GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2023 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. […]
FOMC Holds Rates Steady; Indicates Funds Rate Has Peaked at 5.25-5.50%
– FOMC Retains Tightening Bias; Powell says Will Hike Rates Further If Needed – Officials Project Funds Rate Will Fall To 4.6% by End of 2024; 3.6% End 2025 – Officials Leave Longer Run Funds Rate Estimate Unchanged at 2.5% – Powell: FOMC Not Talking About Altering Quantitative Tightening By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – […]
TRANSCRIPT: Fed’s Powell Said the FOMC Participants Did Discuss the ‘Next Question’ of Rate Cuts At This Meeting
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell Wednesday said the Federal Open Market participants did discuss rate cuts at its latest meeting and that as the inflation rate approaches the 2% target policy must become less restrictive to avoid overshooting. The transcript of his post-FOMC news conference follows: OPENING STATEMENT and Q&A:
FOMC Keeps Rates Unchanged as Expected, Retains Tightening Bias But Says Assessing Need for ‘Any’ Additional Firming
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The latest policy statement of the Federal Open Market Committee follows: Recent indicators suggest that growth of economic activity has slowed from its strong pace in the third quarter. Job gains have moderated since earlier in the year but remain strong, and the unemployment rate has remained low. Inflation has eased over […]
White House and Other Schedules for Wednesday, Dec 13
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. economic data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2023 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. Then, […]
White House and Other Schedules for Tuesday, Dec 12
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Tuesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as U.S. economic data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2023 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. Then, […]
Powell Counters Wall Street Speculation About Impending Rate Cuts
– Welcomes Disinflation but Repeats Need ‘Confidence’ Policy ‘Sufficiently Restrictive’ – ‘Premature’ To ‘Speculate on When Policy Might Ease’ – Reiterates FOMC To ‘Proceed Carefully” But Will Raise Rates Further If Needed By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell welcomed continued progress on inflation reduction Friday, but declined to reinforce recent […]
Fed’s Beige Book: Slower Activity, Easing Hiring, Price Increases Moderated
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – Only four Federal Reserve districts reported growth in the latest Federal Reserve beige book survey of economic conditions coast to coast published Wednesday. The survey, assembled by the Atlanta Fed, found retail sales and manufacturing remained mixed while consumer credit “remained fairly healthy” while consumer credit “remained fairly healthy” with only a […]
FOMC Minutes Show FOMC Still Mired In Uncertainty While Cautiously Pausing
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The minutes of the latest Federal Open Market Committee Tuesday showed the policy setting body remained mired in uncertainty, preserving the option to hike again if data and other factors signal any setbacks in the campaign to pressure aggressive inflation into a sturdy path toward the 2% target. Unexpectedly strong data, on […]