Category: US

FRIDAY WASHINGTON SCHEDULES FROM MaceNews

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Friday’s public schedules for the White House, Treasury, the Senate and the House along with U.S. data: The White House 9:00 AM EST The President and The Vice President receive the President’s Daily Brief Oval Office Closed Press 10:00 AM Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki 11:00 AM […]

THURSDAY WASHINGTON SCHEDULES FROM MaceNews

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Thursday’s public schedules for the White House, Treasury, the Senate and the House: THE WHITE HOUSE 9:00 AM EST In-Town Pool Call Time 9:45 AM The President and The Vice President receive the President’s Daily Brief Oval Office – Closed Press 1:30 PM The President signs executive actions strengthening […]

FED’S POWELL: PREMATURE TO TALK ABOUT EXIT FROM EASY MONETARY POLICY

By Steve Beckner –Vows Clear Communication Well Ahead of Any Tapering of QE–Downplays Concerns About Inflation, Asset Bubbles (MaceNews) – Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell showed some impatience with talk of “exiting” from the Fed’s exceptionally easy monetary policies Wednesday and vowed to continue providing support to the economic recovery “until the job is done.” […]

FOMC: CONCENTRATES ON CONTINUING VIRUS ECONOMIC DAMAGE

(WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The Federal Open Market Committee, while standing pat on all fronts as expected Wednesday, only intensified its emphasis on the continuing economic damage being imposed by the pandemic, despite the advent of vaccine inoculations. The following is the FOMC statement text: The Federal Reserve is committed to using its full range of […]

WEDNESDAY WASHINGTON SCHEDULES

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Wednesday’s public White House, Treasury, House and Senate schedules: White House Schedule 9:00 AMIn-Town Pool Call TimeThe White House – In-Town Pool 9:30 AMThe President and The Vice President receive the President’s Daily BriefOval Office – Closed Press 12:15 PMPress BriefingPress Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, Special Presidential […]

IMF’S WORLD ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: WORLD GROWTH REVISED +0.3 TO 5.5%

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The International Monetary Fund’s January update to its World Economic Outlook Tuesday saw world growth revised up 0.3 to 5.5%, fueled by a vaccine-propelled recovery. Last year’s performance benefited from a stronger than previously seen second half and it was revised up 0.9 to a contraction of 3.5%. U.S. growth was revised […]

STATUS CHECK COMMENTARY: HISTORY WAITS FOR TRUMP’S SENATE TRIAL

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Monday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes: • The few in the U.S. Senate chamber to hear Donald J. Trump be indicted at the end of the day were warned to be quiet while the charge was read -under pain […]

DATA PREVIEW: 4Q GDP, IMF’S WEO, FOMC, DURABLE GOODS

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The upcoming week is packed with economic data, including the fourth quarter GDP, as well as a Federal Open Market Committee policy update and Chair Jay Powell’s news conference, and an update to the IMF’s World Economic Outlook. The GDP report is Thursday. The various GDPNow estimates don’t agree, with the New […]

STATUS CHECK: ONE OUT OF MANY, THE RENEWED PROMISE OF INAUGURATION DAY

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Tuesday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes. • Inauguration Day, and in an address tailored to the moment and maybe to the post-Trump era in the months ahead, Joe Biden kept his first day in office focused on the possibilities […]