STATUS CHECK: IF YOU CAN’T SAY SOMETHING NICE … SPEAK AT THE DNC

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Wednesday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes: The exposition of democratic ideals brought down to Earth or simply a political culture war, the insults flew, the arrows of invective were launched at the enemy, the Democrats railed against the man […]

FOMC MINUTES AS EXPECTED, WITH LESS INTENSITY THAN SUBSQUENT COMMENTS

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The Federal Open Market Committee minutes released Wednesday offered no insights into Fed thinking beyond what has been revealed in participant comments since the meeting, in some cases with considerably less emphasis, that uncertainty is high and that downside risks are prevalent. Recent comments by Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren and Dallas […]

WEDNESDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Wednesday’s public White House schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2020 EDT  10:00AM                             In-House Pool Call Time  1:00PM                               THE PRESIDENT receives his intelligence briefing   Oval Office Closed Press     — Content may appear first […]

STATUS CHECK: ALL TOGETHER NOW, LET’S POLARIZE FURTHER

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Tuesday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes: Democrats and President Trump and some Republicans and President Trump traded insults through the day and into prime time. “Colin Powell is a Neocon WMD hoaxer, so of course he’s appearing at the […]

DATA FLASH: JULY HOUSING STARTS SURGE, SUGGEST SUPPLY SURGE

By Kevin Kastner WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The U.S. July home building data, released Tuesday, were much stronger than expected and show that the record low mortgage rates are encouraging an increase in supply to meet the demand for new homes. The pace of housing starts rose by 22.6% to a 1.496 million annual rate, well […]

TUESDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Tuesday’s public White House schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2020 EDT 7:30AM                    In-House Pool Call Time 8:30AM                    Out-of-Town Pool Call Time   9:00AM                       THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY participate in a signing of a Proclamation on the 100th Anniversary of the Ratification of the 19th Amendment Blue Room     Restricted […]

STATUS CHECK: NOT THE TIME TO PINE FOR NATIONAL UNITY AS ELECTION APPROACHES

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Monday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes: “I wish that when we went into lockdown we looked like Italy.” Quote of the day, from Dr. Deborah Birx, Corona Virus Task Force coordinator, to KARK-TV. Is it true, as she said, […]

MONDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Monday’s public White House schedule:  DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORMONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2020   In-Town PoolWires: AP, Reuters, BloombergWire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP, NYTTV Corr & Crew: CBSPrint: National JournalRadio: Talk Media News Out-of-Town PoolWires: AP, Reuters, BloombergWire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP, NYTTV Corr & Crew: CBSPrint: WSJRadio: BBC […]

SATURDAY/SUNDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is the public schedule for Saturday and Sunday at the Bedminster, N.J. weekend White House: WEEKEND GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORSATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2020, THROUGH SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 2020 Saturday, August 15, 2020 EDT 3:30PM                      Out-of-Town Pool Call Time 5:35PM                      THE PRESIDENT participates in a roundtable with supporters […]

STATUS CHECK: BARS OR SCHOOLS? ANOTHER WEEK DEEPER INTO THE VIRUS PIT

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Friday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes: “Do you want want to open bars or open schools?” Best quote yet from the NIH’s Tony Fauci as his consternation becomes more tangible every day. It was Thursday when his Task Force […]