Saturday/Sunday Washington Schedules From MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Saturday and Sunday public schedules for the White House, Treasury, the Capitol and for upcoming economic data: The White House WEEKEND GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORSATURDAY, MARCH 6, 2021 AND SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 2021 On Saturday and Sunday, the President has no public events scheduled. Saturday’s In-Town PoolWires: AP, Reuters, […]
Thursday Washington Schedules from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Thursday’s public schedules for the White House, Treasury, the Capitol and for upcoming economic data and Federal Reserve events: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2021 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval […]
SF Fed’s Daly: Yield Curve Control a Tool Fed Could Use If Needed; Must Choose Price or Quantity
By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly said Tuesday that monetary policy is “in a good place” presently, but said the Fed could decide to extend the maturity of its asset purchases if necessary – for example if it decided that long-term interest rates were moving too high. […]
NABE Survey: More Optimistic Re Growth But Jobs Recovery Waits Until ‘23
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The National Association for Business Economics, in its March outlook survey of members released Monday, found more optimism about growth but no full jobs recovery until 2023. Their views are bullet pointed here: Summary: While NABE panelists have become increasingly optimistic about future GDP growth, their views on the job market are […]
US Data Preview: Jobs Report, Powell Speaks, Beige Bk, ISMs
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The week ahead features January’s jobs report and, the day before, Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell talking about jobs. With the escalation of the 10-year yield lately, a lot of viewers of the Wall Street Journal Jobs Summit appearance would rather he talk about inflation, credit costs, the way measures of inflation […]
Thursday Washington Schedules from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Thursday’s public schedules for the White House, Treasury, the Capitol and for upcoming economic data: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2021 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Situation Room. This meeting will […]
Thursday’s Washington Schedules from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Thursday’s public schedules for the White House, Treasury, the Capitol and for upcoming economic data: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2021 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office. This meeting will […]
DATA PREVIEW: US RETAIL SALES, PPI, HOUSING STARTS
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The week ahead has a jammed schedule of economic data after Monday’s President’s Day federal holiday hiatus and most closely watched will be the report on January retail sales. While sales through December were 2.9% ahead of a year earlier, it’s the current pace that is key for an assessment of first […]
THURSDAY’S WASHINGTON SCHEDULES FROM MaceNews
WASHIINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Thursday’s public schedules for the White House, Treasury, the Capitol and upcoming economic data: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2021 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will meet with Senators from both parties on the critical need to invest in modern and sustainable […]
FED’S POWELL: WILL SHRINK BALANCE SHEET GRADUALLY, TRANSPARENTLY AND NOT ANY TIME SOON
By Steven K. Beckner — Economy far From Strong Labor Market; Downside Risks Predominate— Doesn’t Foresee Sustained Pick-up In Inflation (MaceNews) – Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell strongly suggested Wednesday that the Fed will reduce the pace of its bond buying only very gradually, with ample warning and not anytime soon. Powell, in a webcast […]