White House and Other Schedules for Saturday and Sunday
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are the weekend’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as US data and Federal Reserve events: COMPREHENSIVE TRIP GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR ISRAEL, THE WEST BANK, AND SAUDI ARABIA Saturday, July 16, 2022 In the morning, the President will […]
<strong>Italy Rocked by Political Crisis, Unclear Whether Draghi to Stay – Sources</strong>
–Early vote ‘measure of last resort’ –Draghi could seek new vote of confidence –President Mattarella to appeal to ‘sense of duty’ of all parties By Silvia Marchetti ROME (MaceNews) – Italy has been shaken by yet another political crisis after the co-ruling 5 Stars Movement refused to take part in a key vote on confidence […]
White House and Other Schedules for Thursday, July 14
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Thursday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as US data and Federal Reserve events: Thursday, July 14, 2022 In the morning, the President will participate in a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Yair Lapid of Israel. This meeting will be […]
FED’S BEIGE BK: ‘CONCERNS OVER AN INCREASED RISK OF RECESSION’
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The normally bland Beige Book survey of economic activity coast-to-coast included some dark clouds of pessimism in its latest iteration Wednesday, seeing increased risks of recession and “growing signs of a slowdown in demand.” The survey, for review at the next Federal Open Market Committee meeting toward the end of the month, […]
White House and Other Schedules for Wednesday, July 13
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Wednesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as US data and Federal Reserve events: COMPREHENSIVE TRIP GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR ISRAEL AND THE WEST BANK Wednesday, July 13, 2022 In the afternoon, the President will arrive in Tel Aviv, Israel […]
White House and Other Schedules for Tuesday, July 12
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Tuesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as US data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, JULY 12, 2022 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. Then, the President […]
Italy’s Draghi Faces Risky Senate Vote as 5 Stars Threaten to Ditch Ruling Coalition
By Silvia Marchetti ROME (MaceNews) – Italy’s premier Mario Draghi faces a risky Senate vote this week as his ally, the 5 Stars Movement, threatens to withdraw government support over key economic measures, according to ruling coalition sources. As tensions between Draghi and the former premier, 5 Stars party leader Giuseppe Conte, are mounting, 5 […]
White House and Other Schedules for Monday, July 11
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Monday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as US data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORMONDAY, JULY 11, 2022 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. After, the President […]
Japan Conservative Ruling Bloc Raises Majority in Upper House Poll
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan’s ruling conservative coalition increased its majority in Upper House elections on Sunday, public broadcaster NHK and other news media reported based on their exit polls and ongoing vote-counting, an outcome that would allow Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to focus on his longer-term projects to narrow the income gap and […]
Analysis: After Abe’s Death, PM Kishida Still Has to Show How His New Capitalism Works for Japan
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – After Friday’s assassination of Shinzo Abe, architect of the reflationary economic policy mix dubbed Abenomics, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has yet to show whether his “new capitalism” is a better alternative in revitalizing Japan. During the ruling party leadership election campaign last year, Kishida floated the idea of shifting from […]