WHITE HOUSE WATCH: VIRUS STILL OUTRACING US EFFORTS TO MEASURE, CONTAIN, COMPENSATE
–Tax Filing Deadline Moved to July 15; Mexico Border Sealed By Denny Gulino WASHINGTON (MaceNews} – The furious governmental efforts at all levels to cope with the increasing spread of the corona virus as a disease and as a crippler of the economy Friday did not seem to be keeping up with the steepening curve […]
WHITE HOUSE WATCH: MARKET FEAR PEAKS TOO EARLY? INFECTION RATE HIGHER
–Trump: ‘Convalescent Plasma’, Investigational Drugs Show Promise –FDA Says Investigational Therapies Months Away –US Oil Price Surges 23%; DJIA Closes +188 Pts; US 10-Yr 1.158%; VIX 72.00 By Denny Gulino WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – U.S. stocks indices started flapping in what seemed to be a changing wind Thursday, improving even in the face of rapidly worsening […]
WHITE HOUSE WATCH: ‘WAR-TIME’ PRESIDENT TAKES CONTROL OF FACTORIES
–Congress the Focus As Virus Aid Measure Proposals Balloon –‘Depression’ New Watchword As Deterioration Deepens -HUD, Fannie/Freddie Suspend Foreclosures/Evictions for 60 Days By Denny Gulino WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – What seemed premature and too extreme one day turns into corona virus response moves that appear to be too late the next day, and Congress grappled Wednesday […]
CANADA PLANS $82 BLN IN PANDEMIC RELIEF PACKAGE
By Gloria Gallloway OTTAWA (MaceNews) – Canada is promising $82 billion in financial relief to soften the blow of the pandemic crisis that is causing massive upheaval and uncertainty in this country and around the world. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday that his government would provide up to $27 billion in direct support for […]
WHITE HOUSE WATCH: GOVT MOBILIZING AS PRESIDENT TRIES BIPARTISANSHIP
–Army Corps Of Engineers Ready; IRS Tax Payments Postponed; Checks To Come –DJIA +5.25/+1048.86; S&P +6%/+243.06; Nasdaq +6.23%/+6.2%; 10-Yr 1.079% By Denny Gulino WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The mobilization of federal government resources to fight the spread of the corona virus appeared to take giant strides Tuesday and an increasingly focused President Trump extended an olive […]
WHITE HOUSE WATCH: INSTITUTIONAL BALM FOR MKTS BUT DEMAND DESTRUCTION DEEPENS
–Declaration of National Emergency Accompanied by New Testing Regime –S&P +9.29%; DJIA +9.36%; Nasdaq +9.35%; US 10-YR 0.981%; Euro/Dlr 1.1104; Dlr/Yen 107.98 By Denny Gulino THE WHITE HOUSE (MaceNews) – From the White House to Ottawa and Germany and beyond, governments Friday applied massive reinforcement of economies and health care mechanisms while the relentless spread […]
WHITE HOUSE WATCH: DOES DÉTENTE WITH CHINA CHANGE EVERYTHING?
By Denny Gulino THE WHITE HOUSE (MaceNews) – The Phase One trade agreement with China is readied for signing, Sunday’s additional tariffs are scrapped, some existing tariffs are set to be trimmed and the Dow closes up a measly 3.3 points? Wasn’t the U.S.-China trade battle the most market-sensitive development of all, just like Federal […]
INCOMING ECB HEAD LAGARDE URGES EUROPEAN STRUCTURAL REFORM
By Laurie Laird FRANKFURT (MaceNews) – The incoming president of the European Central Bank stressed the importance of structural reform and expansionary fiscal policy in her final public speech before taking over the reins of the bank, echoing the increasingly-urgent calls of her predecessor, Mario Draghi. Addressing leaders of Europe’s financial and political worlds, Christine Lagarde […]
DRAGHI: ECB COUNCIL ‘UNIFIED’ DESPITE POLITICAL PRESSURE ON RATE SETTERS
By Laurie Laird FRANKFURT (MaceNews) – European Central Bank rate setters have largely settled their policy disagreements, according to ECB President Mario Draghi, while acknowledging that global central banks are coming under increasing political pressure. Addressing reporters after his final meeting, Draghi described a “general call for unity” among governing council members, after a number […]
FED’S WILLIAMS: STILL ASSESSING WHETHER MORE RATE CUTS NEEDED
NEW YORK (MaceNews) – New York Fed President John Williams Thursday declined to say he favored a rate cut at the next Federal Open Market Committee meeting, saying instead that policy-makers are still assessing the need for additional measures. Williams, speaking to reporters after a speech to an industry group, was asked whether he favored […]