JAPAN GOVERNMENT SEES CONSUMPTION PICKUP; OVERALL ECONOMIC VIEW STAYS CAUTIOUS

By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan’s government on Friday upgraded its assessment of private consumption for the first time in three months after downgrading it only last month, while maintaining its cautious view of overall domestic economic health amid a global spike in coronavirus cases. The government Cabinet Office report described the current state of […]

STATUS CHECK – THE DEBATE AS SEEN THROUGH DIFFERENT FILTERS

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Thursday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes. ·        The transfixing Presidential Debate was an actual event now fixed in history forever and yet it was seen as completely different things through the eyes and ears somehow transformed into filters by […]

FRIDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Friday’s public White House schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2020 EDT  11:00AM                   In-House Pool Call Time 12:20PM                   Out-of-Town Pool Call Time  1:30PM                      THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews South Lawn In-House Pool   1:40PM                      THE PRESIDENT arrives at Joint Base Andrews Joint Base Andrews Out-of-Town Travel […]

THURSDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Thursday’s public White House schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2020 EDT  10:00AM                     In-House Pool Call Time 11:35AM                     Out-of-Town Pool Call Time  12:40PM                     THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews South Lawn In-House Pool  12:50PM                     THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive at […]

STATUS CHECK – BRACED FOR A PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE – ABOUT FAMILY

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Wednesday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes. ·        The dearth of much actual news on the day before the final presidential debate was a challenge for news producers everywhere Wednesday. Barack Obama began campaigning on the ground for Joe Biden […]

FED’S BEIGE BK: AS-EXPECTED ‘SLIGHT TO MODEST’ EXPANSION

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The Federal Reserve’s latest Beige Book survey of economic activity through the 12 regional bank districts Wednesday found little evidence of any V-shaped recovery, instead seeing “slight to modest” improvements in most regions. Assembled by the St. Louis Fed, the survey prepared for the next Federal Open Market Committee meeting Nov. 4-5 […]

WEDNESDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Wednesday’s public White House schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2020 EDT  9:00AM                        In-House Pool Call Time3:30PM                        Out-of-Town Pool Call Time  4:45PM                      THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews South Lawn In-House […]

STATUS CHECK – WE KNOW, JUST 14 DAYS

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Tuesday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes. ·        Fourteen days until … of course it is, and the wait is getting excruciating for a lot of people. After all, waiting four hours in line waiting to vote, as in Green […]

DATA FLASH: SEPTEMBER HOUSING STARTS REBOUND ON SINGLE-FAMILY

–Housing Starts Rose By 1.9% to 1.415 Mln SAAR with Single-Family Up 8.5% By Kevin Kastner WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The U.S .September home building data, released Tuesday, continued to represent the shift toward single-family homes and away from condos and apartments as buyers seek more space and larger homes since the COVID-19 quarantines. The pace […]

ITALY BANKS’ NET BAD LOANS FELL TO E24 BLN IN AUGUST

Bt Silvia Marchetti ROME (MNI) – The volume of Italy banks’ net bad loans fell to E24 billion in August, down from E32 billion a year ago and E40 billion in 2018, Italy’s Banking Association ABI said Tuesday in a report.  Since November 2015, when the highest peak in bad loans reached E89, there has […]