TRANSCRIPT: Federal Reserve Chair Powell’s Q&A Session Following FOMC Meeting
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is the transcript of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s Wednesday news conference following the latest Federal Open Market Committee meeting: JEROME POWELL: Price stability is the responsibility of the federal reserve and serves as the bed rock of our economy. PRESS MEMBER: Thank you. Colby Smith with the Financial Times […]
FOMC Hikes 75 BPS As Expected; Adds Language to Anticipate Stance ‘Sufficiently’ Restrictive
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The Federal Open Market Committee Wednesday hiked the federal funds rates another 75 basis points as widely expected, adding language in the policy statement that highlights the need to reach a stance that is sufficiently restrictive allowing for lags in policy effects. The decision prompted an immediate improvement in U.S. stocks and […]
White House and Other Schedules for Wednesday, Nov 2
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. data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2022 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. In the afternoon, […]
Bank of Canada’s Macklem: Getting Closer to End of Tightening Phase but Not There Yet
–Governor Repeats: Concerned About Upside Risks to Inflation Outlook–Macklem: Short-Term Pain of Rate Hikes for Long-Term Gain in Price Stability By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem on Tuesday indicated that the bank’s aggressive tightening mode is coming closer to an end but also stressed its job to restore price stability […]
White House and Other Schedules for Tuesday, Nov 1
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. data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2022 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. After, the […]
White House and Other Schedules for Monday, Oct 31
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Monday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as U.S. data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2022 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. After, the […]
Analysis: FOMC Set for Fourth 75 BP Rate Hike But What Comes Next?
– Even After Another Big Hike Real Funds Rate Will Be Negative – Mixed Signals About How High Fed Willing to Go to Fight inflation By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – The Federal Reserve will almost certainly take another fairly aggressive monetary tightening step at its Federal Open Market Committee meeting next week, but its interest rate hike […]
BOJ Keeps Easing Stance, Sees Clearer Downside Risks to Growth, Upside Risks to Inflation
White House and Other Schedules for Friday, Oct 27
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. data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2022 In the evening, the President will travel from Wilmington, Delaware to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The departure from Delaware Air […]
White House and Other Schedules for Thursday, Oct 27
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. data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2022 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. In the […]