AFTER SUPREME COURT REJECTION OF BALLOT CHALLENGE, NEXT STEP IS ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTES FOR BIDEN
By Denny Gulino WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – After Friday night’s Supreme Court rejection of the Texas lawsuit seeking to overturn swing-state votes, President-Elect Joe Biden can look forward to Electoral College certification of his victory on Monday. The 7-2 decision found Texas could not ask the high court to judge its arguments because of the state’s […]
SATURDAY/SUNDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is the public White House schedule for Saturday and Sunday: WEEKEND GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORSATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2020, THROUGH SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2020 Saturday, December 12, 2020 EST 9:30AM In-House Pool Call Time11:10AM Out-of-Town Pool Call Time 12:15PM THE […]
DATA PREVIEW: RETAIL SALES, HOUSING STARTS, FED MEETING
By Denny Gulino WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The November retail sales report from the Census Bureau is the highlight among the upcoming week’s economic data with housing starts along for the ride, readings in two industries doing better than expected during the pandemic. Retail sales through October were up 5.7% from a year earlier according to […]
FRIDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Friday’s public White House schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2020 EST 10:00AM In-House Pool Call Time THE PRESIDENT has no public events scheduled. ### — Content appears first or exclusively on the Mace News premium service. For real-time email delivery contact tony@macenews.com. Twitter headlines@macenewsmacro.
PREVIEW: FOMC TO REAFFIRM EASY MONEY POLICY; EXTEND FORWARD GUIDANCE TO BOND BUYING
By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – For the Federal Reserve these days, it’s all about shaping and managing expectations – expectations for indefinite continuation of ultra-accommodative monetary policy. That effort will continue at the Fed’s Dec. 15-16 Federal Open Market Committee meeting. The FOMC heads toward its final meeting of 2020 amid very unusual circumstances […]
THURSDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Thursday’s public White House schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2020 EST 10:00AM In-House Pool Call Time 12:45PM THE PRESIDENT has lunch with State Attorneys General Closed Press Cabinet Room 8:15PM THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks at the Congressional Ball Closed Press Grand Foyer ### — Content may appear first or exclusively […]
ITALY’S G20 PRESIDENCY TO FOCUS ON ‘NEW MULTILATERALISM’ WITH BIDEN ADMIN. – SOURCES
By Silvia Marchetti ROME (MaceNews) – Italy’s G20 presidency aims to act as a European bridge toward a “new multilateralism” with the US administration of President-elect Joe Biden, said ruling coalition sources. “It’s an historical moment: it’s the first time Italy has the G20 presidency, and after too many years of US isolationism there is […]
WEDNESDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Wednesday’s public White House schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2020 EST 10:00AM In-House Pool Call Time THE PRESIDENT has no public events scheduled. […]
STATUS CHECK COMMENTARY: WHEN LUNACY BECOMES CHRONIC
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Tuesday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes. A day of settled routine, now that conspiracy theories, a raging president and edge-of-your seat apprehension about what comes next has become routine. Pres-Elect Joe Biden tried to keep to a reassuring regimen […]
GERMANY SEES REBOUND IN ECONOMIC SENTIMENT IN DECEMBER ON COVID-19 – ZEW
By Marco Babic ZURICH (MaceNews) – Economic sentiment in Germany bounced back in December from a decline the previous month, as pending approvals for a COVID-19 vaccine pushed expectations higher, the Mannheim based ZEW institute reported Tuesday. The Index of Economic Sentiment for Germany rose 16.0 points to 55.0 in December, well above the median […]