US Data Preview Commentary: Markit/ISM Services, FOMC Minutes, Jobless Benefits, JOLTS
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – Half of the year over and the data mavens mostly take a week off. The FOMC minutes on Wednesday won’t contain any surprises, with all the iterations of possible policy musings exhaustively weighed in Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell’s news conference and in the more than ample Fedspeak since. The payrolls report […]
Friday Washington Schedules from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Friday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury Department, the State Department, the Capitol and for upcoming economic data and Federal Reserve events: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, JULY 2, 2021 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office. […]
Wednesday Washington Schedules from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Wednesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury Department, the State Department, the Capitol and for upcoming economic data and Federal Reserve events: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 2021 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office. […]
Tuesday Washington Schedules from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Tuesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury Department, the State Department, the Capitol and for upcoming economic data and Federal Reserve events: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, JUNE 29, 2021 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be […]
Saturday/Sunday Washington Schedules from Mace News
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Saturday and Sunday schedules for the White House, Treasury Department, the State Department, the Capitol and for upcoming economic data and Federal Reserve events: The White House WEEKEND GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORSATURDAY, JUNE 26, 2021 AND SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2021 On Saturday, the President has no public events […]
US Data Preview Commentary: Jobs Rpt, ISM/Markit, Consumer Confidence and ‘The Ministry of the Future’
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The jobs report snapshot was taken in a week this month when the weekly jobless benefit claims disappointed by bouncing above the previous three weeks. If the monthly report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is disappointing as well Friday, it will likely not change the views of Federal Open Market participants. […]
Japan June Tokyo CPI Flat Y/Y After Recent Drops on Energy Cost Pickup
— Higher Air Conditioner, Education Prices Also Ease Mobile Discount Impact By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Consumer prices in Tokyo, a leading indicator of the national average, were unchanged from a year earlier in June after several months of declines, as recovering energy prices and gains in some food prices eased the downward pressure from […]
San Fran Fed’s Daly: Time To Talk About Taper But May Not Come Til ‘22
‘Substantial Further Progress Within Our Sight’; Timing Uncertain May Reach Substantial Further Progress Sooner Than She Thought In Jan. Wants More Clarity on Economy’s Path; Looking Toward Fall Taper Announcement Could Come ‘Late This Year’ Or Early 2022 FOMC Will Be Talking About Mix of MBS vs. Treasury purchases By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – […]
US Data Preview Commentary: Personal Income, Existing/New-Home Sales, Durables and the Downside to ‘Transitory’
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – Beware what look like quiet weeks ahead, like the upcoming week when the Earth’s northern pole tilts to the max toward the sun. The summer solstice means that after 3:32 Monday morning the days start getting shorter in our hemisphere and the diminishing daylight is appropriate for a time of what seems […]
Friday Washington Schedules from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Friday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury Department, the State Department, the Capitol and for upcoming economic data: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2021 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office. This meeting will be […]