Category: US

DATA FLASH: US FEB DURABLE GOODS ORDERS +1.2%

–FHFA Home Price Index +0.3% By Kevin Kastner WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – US durable goods new orders rose solidly in February, but the headline number was almost entirely driven by a transportation surge, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. Orders rose by 1.2% (-0.6% expected) in February but were down 0.6% (-0.3% expected) when a 4.6% jump […]

WHITE HOUSE WATCH: VIRUS STILL UNCHALLENGED, DOMINATING THE NARRATIVE

–President Trump Would Like ‘Beautiful’ Packed Churches on Easter -DJIA Up a Record 2112.98 Pts/11.4%; S&P Up 209.93/+9.3% -US Virus Death Tolls Goes Up By 129 in Latest 24 Hours By Denny Gulino WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The corona virus, heedless of the new battle of narratives, is steadily spreading mostly unseen Tuesday in and beyond […]

WHITE HOUSE WATCH: MILLIONS FACE MONDAY WITHOUT JOBS, RELATIVES, FRIENDS

–Congress Hits a Speed Bump on the Way to Spending Nearly $2 Trillion By Denny Gulino WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – As U.S. cases of the corona virus now double every two and a half days, more than 84 million Americans are spending a bleak Sunday night facing a week ahead – and maybe months beyond either […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]