FOMC Minutes: Fed Officials Leaned Toward More Tightening Despite Downside Risks

– 50-75 BP Hike in July Envisioned – Policy Might Need to Become ‘Even More Restrictive” than Anticipated By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – Federal Reserve officials tilted toward a more restrictive monetary policy at their mid-June Federal Open Market Committee meeting despite signs of a slowing economy, minutes released Wednesday reveal. Not only did […]

<strong>Powell: Rates Must Rise To “Restrictive” Levels to Curb Demand, Inflation</strong>

– Still Hopes For ‘Soft Landing’ but Achieving It ‘More Challenging’ By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that he and his fellow monetary policy-makers must continue to raise short-term interest rates into “restrictive” territory to validate financial market expectations and successfully fight inflation. Powell, testifying on the Fed’s […]

White House and Other Schedules for Wednesday, June 22

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Wednesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as US data and Federal Reserve events:    DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2022  In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. In the afternoon, […]

White House and Other Schedules for Thursday, June 16

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Thursday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as US data and Federal Reserve events:  DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2022  In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. In the afternoon, […]

White House and Other Schedules for Wednesday, June 15

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Wednesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as US data and Federal Reserve events:    DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2022  In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. In the afternoon, […]

White House and Other Schedules for Tuesday, June 14

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Tuesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as US data and Federal Reserve events:    DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2022  In the morning, the President will travel to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The departure from the South Lawn will be open […]

White House and Other Schedules for Monday, June 13

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Monday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as US data and Federal Reserve events:  DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORMONDAY, JUNE 13, 2022  In the morning, the President will return to the White House from Wilmington, Delaware. The departure from Wilmington, Delaware will […]

White House and Other Schedules for Saturday and Sunday

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Saturday and Sunday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as US data and Federal Reserve events:  Saturday, June 11, 2022 The President will travel to Santa Fe, Mexico and meet with New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, State and local officials, first […]

FOMC Headed for June, July 50 BP Rate Hikes; Then Rate Path Uncertain

–September Meeting Could Be Pivotal for Monetary Policy By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – Judging from what Federal Reserve policymakers have been saying, a total of 100 basis points of additional short-term interest rate hikes is baked in the cake at the Fed’s upcoming Federal Open Market Committee meeting and the following one in late […]