BOE RATE SETTER: COVID VACCINE DOES NOT REDUCE NEED FOR ASSET PURCHASES
— External MPC member Tenreyro makes strong case for negative interest rates in the UK By Laurie Laird LONDON (MaceNews) – The rapid development of a Covid vaccine could actually strengthen the case for expanded quantitative easing in the UK, with the benefits of a jab likely to lift the economy only gradually, a Bank of England […]
ITALY WORKING ON PLAN TO START ISSUING GREEN BONDS – SOURCES
By Silvia Marchetti ROME (MaceNews) – Italy’s government is honing its first-ever green bonds issuance plan to be launched soon to fund environmental projects, according to ruling coalition sources. Key investment areas have been identified but the framework, containing the standards and list of specific projects, is still to be defined, though sources say it will […]
MONDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Monday’s public White House schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORMONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2020 EST 10:00AM In-House Pool Call Time 12:30PM THE PRESIDENT has lunch with the Vice President Private Dining Room Closed Press ### — Content may appear first or exclusively on the Mace News premium service. For real-time […]
JAPAN OCT FACTORY OUTPUT POSTS 5TH STRAIGHT M/M RISE, REMAINS ON PICKUP TREND
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan’s industrial production continued chugging along in October for the fifth consecutive monthly rise, recovering much of the pandemic-triggered slump as solid demand for general machinery and automobiles more than offset lower output of electronic parts and devices, preliminary data released Monday by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry […]
SUNDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Sunday’s public White House schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORSUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2020 EST 10:30AM In-House Pool Call Time 11:30AM THE PRESIDENT departs Camp David en route to the White House Camp David Closed Press 12:05PM THE PRESIDENT arrives at the White House South Lawn In-House Pool ### — Content may […]
SATURDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Saturday’s public White House schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORSATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2020 (President Trump is at Camp David.) EST 8:30AM In-House Pool Call Time THE PRESIDENT has no public events scheduled. — Content may appear first or exclusively on the Mace News premium service. For real-time email delivery […]
EURO AREA BUSINESS SENTIMENT POSTS FIRST DROP SINCE APRIL
By Marco Babic ZURICH (MaceNews) – Economic sentiment in the euro area fell in November for the first time since April when the effects of the first COVID-19 wave pushed sentiment sharply lower. The Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) for the countries sharing the euro fell “markedly” in November to 87.6 from 91.1 the previous month, […]
FRIDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Friday’s public White House schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 EST 9:00AM In-House Pool Call Time 3:00PM THE PRESIDENT arrives at Camp David Camp David Closed Press ### — Content may appear first or exclusively on the Mace News premium service. For real-time email delivery contact tony@macenews.com. […]
JAPAN NOV TOKYO CORE CPI POSTS LARGEST Y/Y DROP IN OVER 8 YEARS AMID SLIDING ENERGY COSTS
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Consumer prices in Tokyo, a leading indicator of the national average, posted a larger-than-expected drop in November, amid falling energy prices and a controversial government program to support the pandemic-hit tourism industry with hotel and transport discounts, data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications released Friday showed. The […]
THURSDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is the Thanksgiving Day public White House schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2020 EST 8:00AM In-House Pool Call Time 3:00PM THE PRESIDENT participates in a Thanksgiving Video Teleconference with Members of the Military Diplomatic Reception Room Closed Press — Content may appear first or […]