ECB Adds Dovish Tweak To Forward Guidance, Hints at Governing Council Disagreement On Rates
By Laurie Laird LONDON (MaceNews) – The European Central Bank adopted a more dovish tone after its latest rate-setting meeting, but ECB President Christine Lagarde hinted at a lack of agreement among Governing Council members over interest rate policy. Adopting new forward guidance in the wake of a policy review unveiled on 8 July, the […]
Thursday Washington Schedules from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are the schedules for Thursday 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, JULY 22, 2021 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the […]
Wednesday Washington Schedules from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are the schedules for Wednesday 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, JULY 21, 2021In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office. This meeting will […]
Tuesday Washington Schedules from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are the schedules for Tuesday 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, JULY 20, 2021 White House In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed […]
Bank of England Rate Setter Warns Against Tighter Policy
— “Economy not fully recovered,” says MPC member Jonathan Haskel By Laurie Laird LONDON (MaceNews) — The UK economic recovery is not sufficiently robust to warrant tighter monetary policy, according to rate setter Jonathan Haskel, placing him at odds with two colleagues who last week advocated for a rethink of extreme monetary accommodation. “My preference at […]
Monday Washington Schedule from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are the schedules for Monday 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, JULY 19, 2021 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the […]
Saturday/Sunday Washington Schedules from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are the schedules for Saturday and Sunday 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, JULY 17, 2021 AND SUNDAY, JULY 18, 2021 On Saturday, the President has no public events scheduled. On Sunday […]
US Data Preview Commentary: Housing Starts/Existing Home Sales, LEI, and a Higher Wall of Worry
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) –It’s housing week coming up for U.S. economic data and analysts will be checking new housing completions Tuesday, a much more telling number than starts these days. Completions run several months behind starts which tabulate the stage before construction. It’s completions which calibrate the pipeline to an existing home sale, something that often […]
BOJ Keeps Easing Stance; Upbeat on FY22 GDP, Sees CPI Rise on Energy
BOJ Keeps Easing Stance; Upbeat on FY22 GDP, Sees CPI Rise on Energy –BOJ To Back Climate Change Initiatives With Zero Rate Funding By Max Sato (MaceNews) – The Bank of Japan said Friday it is maintaining its stimulative policy, as expected, to help the economy climb out of the pandemic-induced doldrums and guide near-zero […]
Friday Washington Schedules from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Friday’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 FORFRIDAY, JULY 16, 2021 In the morning, the President will participate in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Virtual Retreat, where Leaders will […]