FRIDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Friday’s public White House schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2020 EST  10:00AM                         In-House Pool Call Time  3:30PM                         THE PRESIDENT meets with the Acting Secretary of Defense Closed Press Oval Office   ### — Content may appear first or exclusively on the Mace News premium service. For real-time email […]

BANK OF ENGLAND LEAVES POLICY UNCHANGED, BUT EXTENDS LENDING SCHEME

—MPC Hints at Symmetric Stance on Inflation Target, Willing to ‘Tolerate’ Inflation Overshoot By Laurie Laird LONDON (MaceNews) – The Bank of England left its main policy tools on hold after its latest rate-setting meeting on Wednesday, but extended the time frame of its supplemental lending scheme and hinted at a more symmetrical approach to […]

THURSDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Thursday’s public White House schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2020   EST  10:00AM                         In-House Pool Call Time  2:15PM                           THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY participate in a signing ceremony for H.R. 473, Authorizing a Women’s Suffrage Monument in our Nation’s Capital Oval Office Closed Press   ### […]

FED’S POWELL: TO TAKE A LONG TIME TO RAISE INFL RATE

–Virus Resurgence to Hit First-Quarter Economy By Denny Gulino WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell Wednesday said reaching the inflation target is going to take “some time” in an environment of disinflation around the world, when price pressure in any sector is no longer persistent. In the near term, however, he warned the […]

FOMC: RATES NEAR ZERO THRU 2023

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The Federal Open Market Committee, as expected, stood still in its latest policy statement Wednesday, accompanied by quarterly projections that saw the federal funds rate at 0.1% through 2023. The following is the text of the FOMC statement: The Federal Reserve is committed to using its full range of tools to support […]

US LABELS SWITZERLAND, VIETNAM CURRENCY MANIPULATORS; NOT CHINA

–Tracking China Interventions ‘Closely’ By Denny Gulino WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The U.S. Treasury Department Wednesday signaled that Switzerland and to a much lesser extent Vietnam are manipulating their currencies, in part at least, for a competitive advantage in trade while China, having briefly been so designated up until January, was not included. Switzerland renewed its […]

WEDNESDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Wednesday’s public White House schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2020 EST  10:00AM                         In-House Pool Call Time  11:30AM                         THE PRESIDENT holds a Cabinet Meeting Cabinet Room Closed Press    ### — Content may appear first or exclusively on the Mace News premium service. For real-time email delivery contact […]

JAPAN NOV EXPORTS UNEXPECTEDLY SLUMP, WEAK ENERGY PRICES KEEP TRADE IN SURPLUS

By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japanese exports took one step back from the recent pickup trend and posted an unexpected fall in November, remaining below year-earlier levels for two years as the global economy faces pandemic-caused uncertainty, data released Wednesday by the Ministry of Finance showed. The outlook for domestic growth and a return to […]

STATUS CHECK COMMENTARY: A SPECIAL DAY, A SPECIAL VACCINE

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Monday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes. A special day, certainly. The first vaccinations, the Electoral College certification of the Biden win, Geraldo Rivera on Fox News saying, “It’s over.” And a few Senate Republicans, certainly not all, finally late […]