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 […]
TUESDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Tuesday’s public White House schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2020 In-Town PoolWires: AP, Reuters, BloombergWire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP, NYTTV Corr & Crew: CBSPrint: Dallas Morning NewsRadio: NPR EST 10:00AM In-House Pool Call Time THE PRESIDENT has no public events scheduled. ### — […]
MONDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Monday”s public White House schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORMONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2020 EST 10:00AM In-House Pool Call Time 12:30PM THE PRESIDENT has lunch with the Vice President Private Dining Room Closed Press 2:30PM THE PRESIDENT signs an executive order on increasing economic and geographic mobility Oval Office Closed Press — Content […]
JAPAN: BOJ DEC TANKAN BUSINESS CONFIDENCE JUMPS BUT BIG FIRMS REVISE DOWN CAPEX PLANS
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japanese firms nearly across the board reported their sentiment improved substantially in December from three months earlier, thanks to Chinese and U.S. economic recovery as well as a gradual pickup in domestic demand, according to the Bank of Japan’s quarterly Tankan business survey released Monday. But the survey also showed […]
AFTER SUPREME COURT REJECTION OF BALLOT CHALLENGE, NEXT STEP IS ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTES FOR BIDEN
By Denny Gulino WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – After Friday night’s Supreme Court rejection of the Texas lawsuit seeking to overturn swing-state votes, President-Elect Joe Biden can look forward to Electoral College certification of his victory on Monday. The 7-2 decision found Texas could not ask the high court to judge its arguments because of the state’s […]
SATURDAY/SUNDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is the public White House schedule for Saturday and Sunday: WEEKEND GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORSATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2020, THROUGH SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2020 Saturday, December 12, 2020 EST 9:30AM In-House Pool Call Time11:10AM Out-of-Town Pool Call Time 12:15PM THE […]