Fed’s Powell: FOMC to Discuss Tapering In Late July, But Jobs Goal Far Off

By Steven K. Beckner Downplays Inflation Concerns In Pursuit of Maximum Employment MBS Purchases Will Be On FOMC Table, But Part of Overall QE Effort (MaceNews) – Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell continued to point toward an eventual reduction in the pace of Fed asset purchases in congressional testimony Wednesday, but gave no sense of […]

Wednesday Washington Schedules from Mace News

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Wednesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, the State Department, the Capitol and for upcoming Federal Reserve events: The White House  DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 2021  In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office. […]

BofA Global Research Fund Manager Survey: Global Investors’ Overall Upbeat Attitude In July Sees Still Sizable Overweights In Stocks And Commodities

By Vicki Schmelzer NEW YORK (MaceNews) – Global investors, while much less bullish than in prior months, maintained an overall upbeat attitude in July, as evidenced by still sizable overweight holdings in stocks and commodities, according to the findings of BofA Global Research’s monthly fund manager survey, released Tuesday. Growth expectations slipped again on the […]

Tuesday Washington Schedules from MaceNews

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Tuesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, the State Department, the Capitol and for upcoming Federal Reserve events: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, JULY 13, 2021  In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office. This meeting will be […]

Monday Washington Schedules from MaceNews

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Monday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, the State Department, the Capitol and for upcoming Federal Reserve events: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORMONDAY, JULY 12, 2021 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office. […]

Saturday/SundayWashington Schedules from MaceNews

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are the Saturday’s and Sunday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, the State Department, the Capitol and for upcoming Federal Reserve events: The White House WEEKEND GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORSATURDAY, JULY 10, 2021 AND SUNDAY, JULY 11, 2021 On Saturday, the President has no public events scheduled. On Sunday […]

Friday Washington Schedules from MaceNews

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Friday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, the State Department, the Capitol and for upcoming Federal Reserve events: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, JULY 9, 2021  In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office. […]

Thursday Washington Schedules from MaceNews

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Thursday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, the State Department, the Capitol and for upcoming Federal Reserve events: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, JULY 8, 2021 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will meet with their national security team to receive a […]

FOMC Minutes: Tapering Parameters Much Discussed But Action Awaits More Data, Time

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The Federal Open Market mid-June meeting minutes released Wednesday afternoon highlighted the discussions around tapering to a greater degree than indicated by Fed Chair Jay Powell’s news conference and subsequent Fedspeak, yet made clear the fog of uncertainty is not expected to suggest any action until more time has produced more data. […]