Italy’s Meloni Takes More Moderate Stance to Lure Bond Investors, Centrist Voters
By Silvia Marchetti ROME (MaceNews)- After more than a year in power, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is getting a ‘political makeover’ to take a more moderate stance and lure investors willing to support the country’s funding needs, say opposition forces. “She’s abandoning her neo-fascist rhetoric and revisiting her hard core, nationalist rightist policies in […]
White House and Other Schedules for Monday, Feb 5
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Monday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as U.S. economic data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2024 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. […]
White House and Other Schedules for Friday, Feb 2
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Friday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as U.S. economic data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2024 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. […]
White House and Other Schedules for Thursday, Feb 1
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Thursday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as U.S. economic data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2023 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. […]
FOMC Abandons Tightening Bias For Neutral Stance While Holding Rates Steady
– Powell: Unlikely FOMC Would Cut Rates As Soon As March Meeting- FOMC Now Speaks of ‘Any Adjustments’ To Federal Funds Rate – FOMC Advises No Rate Cuts Until Confident Inflation Sustainably On Way to 2% – FOMC: Risks ‘Moving Into Better Balance,’ But Outlook ‘Uncertain’ – FOMC Gives No Sign Ready to Dial Back […]
TRANSCRIPT: Fed’s Powell Dampens Hopes for March Rate Cut
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is a transcript of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s news conference Wednesday, following the meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee: CHAIRMAN JEROME POWELL: Good afternoon. My colleagues and I remain squarely focus on our dual mandate to promote maximum employment and stable prices for the American people. The economy […]
FOMC Warns More Progress on Inflation Needed Before Any Rate Cuts
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The Federal Open Market Committee Wednesday added a warning to its stand-still policy statement, saying it does not “expect” to cut rates until it has “gained greater confidence” that inflation is moving sustainably lower toward the 2% target. The statement follows: Recent indicators suggest that economic activity has been expanding at a […]
White House and Other Schedules for Wednesday, Jan 31
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Wednesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as U.S. economic data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2023 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. In […]
White House and Other Schedules for Tuesday, Jan 30
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Tuesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as U.S. economic data and Federal Reserve events: GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2024 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. […]
White House and Other Schedules for Monday, Jan 29
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Monday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as U.S. economic data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 2024 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting in the Oval Office will […]