TUESDAY’S WASHINGTON SCHEDULES FROM MaceNews

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Tuesday’s public schedules for the White House, Treasury, the Capitol and for upcoming economic data: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2021  In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office. This meeting will […]

STATUS CHECK COMMENTARY: THE BIG QUESTION MARK – THE TRIAL BEGINS

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Monday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes: • Context is everything. Without context, where something fits, its importance can’t be measured and felt, before, during, after. The trial now begins of Donald J. Trump and the “after” will be inscribed […]

MONDAY WASHINGTON SCHEDULES FROM MaceNews

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Monday’s public schedules for the White House, Treasury, Capitol Hill and upcoming economic data: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORMONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2021  In the morning, the President will depart Wilmington, Delaware en route the White House. The departure from New Castle Air National Guard Base […]

SATURDAY/SUNDAY WASHINGTON SCHEDULES

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are the Saturday/Sunday schedules for the White House, the Treasury, the Capitol and upcoming economic data: SATURDAY/SUNDAY WASHINGTON SCHEDULES FROM MaceNews The White House               WEEKEND GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORSATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2021 AND SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2021  On Saturday and Sunday, the President has no public events scheduled. Saturday’s […]

DATA PREVIEW: INFLATION SPECTER REAPPEARS EVERYWHERE BUT THE DATA

–CPI on Wednesday; UMich on Friday WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The Consumer Price Index is reported on Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and is not expected to exhibit any sudden acceleration, particularly since its driving force, the shelter index, has been moderating for five months. The consumer price measure plays a big role in […]

BANK OF ENGLAND RATE SETTER HINTS AT MPC DISAGREEMENT OVER NEGATIVE RATES

By Laurie Laird LONDON (MaceNews) – A top Bank of England official suggested Friday that rate setters have yet to agree on the merits of implementing negative rates in the UK. “Different members of the MPC will have a different take” on the efficacy of sub-zero interest rates, said Dave Ramsden, a member of the […]

FRIDAY WASHINGTON SCHEDULES FROM MaceNews

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Friday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, the Capitol and for upcoming economic data: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2021  In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office. This meeting will be […]

JAPAN DEC HOUSEHOLD SPENDING SLIPS Y/Y BUT OCT-DEC GAIN POINTS TO Q4 GDP GROWTH

By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan’s household spending in December suffered the first year-on-year drop in three months, albeit modest, as more people turned cautious about eating out and traveling outside their areas, data released Friday by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications showed. But the key indicator of private consumption marked the second […]

THURSDAY’S WASHINGTON SCHEDULES

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Thursday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, the Capitol and upcoming economic data: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2021   In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed […]