White House and Other Schedules for Friday, June 23
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: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 2023 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. Later, […]
White House and Other Schedules for Thursday, June 22
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Thursday’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 FORTHURSDAY, JUNE 22, 2023In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. After, the […]
Powell Repeats Further Rate Hike Signal; Objects to ‘Pause’ Description
– Outlines Fed’s Balance Sheet Reduction Strategy By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reaffirmed Wednesday his strong message that the Fed will be raising short-term interest rates again in all probability. Testifying on the Fed’s semi-annual Monetary Policy Report to Congress, Powell largely reiterated what he said last Wednesday after the Fed’s […]
White House and Other Schedules for Wednesday, June 21
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 FORWEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 2023In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. Later, the […]
White House and Other Schedules for Tuesday, June 20
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 MONDAY, JUNE 19, 2023 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Briefing. This meeting will be closed […]
BOJ Keeps Easing Stance to Pursue Stable 2% Inflation, Wage Growth; Repeats April Outlook for Modest Economic Recovery, Slower CPI in Fiscal 2023
–BOJ Repeats: To Patiently Continue with Easing while Nimbly Responding to Developments in Economic Activity, Prices, Financial Conditions –Ueda in May 19 Speech: Need to See Wage Hikes Spread to Smaller Firms; Will Take Some Time to Achieve 2% Inflation Target By Max Sato (MaceNews) – The Bank of Japan said Friday its policy board […]
White House and Other Schedules for Friday, June 16
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: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 2023 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Briefing. This meeting will be closed press. […]
White House and Other Schedules for Thursday, June 15
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Thursday’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 THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 2023 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Briefing. This meeting will be closed […]
FOMC Keeps 5-5.25% Funds Rate but Warns Hikes Will Resume If Inflation Disappoints
– Powell: Not Enough Progress on Core Inflation; ‘Have to Keep at It’ – Fed Will Do ‘Whatever It Takes’ To Reduce Inflation to 2% – FOMC Participants Revise Funds Rate Projections Higher: FFR Seen At 5.6% End 2023 By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – Interrupting its long campaign of anti-inflationary monetary tightening measures, the […]
TRANSCRIPT: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s Post-FOMC News Conference
WASHINGTON (MaceNews)- The following is the transcript of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s news conference held after the Federal Open Market Committee meeting that concluded Wednesday: Since early last year, the FOMC has tightened the stance of monetary policy. We have raised our policy interest rate by five percentage points and continued to reduce our […]