STATUS CHECK: MUDDLED, MURKY – STILL WEEKEND VIRUS RELIEF SUCCESS EXPECTED

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Tuesday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes: ·       The general public, the markets, social service providers, food pantries and shelter providers were left reading between the lines Tuesday as they tried to decode the scant signals being sprinkled like bread crumbs […]

WEDNESDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Wednesday’s public White House schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2020 EDT  10:00AM                  In-House Pool Call Time  3:00PM                     THE PRESIDENT meets with the Governor of Arizona Oval Office Restricted In-House Pool     Content may appear first or exclusively on the Mace News premium service. For real-time email delivery […]

TUESDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – Tuesday’s White House schedule of public events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2020 I EDT 9:00AM                     In-House Pool Call Time 10:30AM                     THE PRESIDENT participates in a signing ceremony for H.R. 1957 – The Great American Outdoors Act East Room In-House Pool 12:45PM                     THE PRESIDENT has lunch with the Secretary of […]

STATUS CHECK: TREASURY TO BORROW $1 TRILLION MORE, OR MAYBE $2 TRILLION

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Monday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes: ·        Phase 4 or otherwise known as the next corona virus relief legislation is slowly – very slowly – coming together on Capitol Hill, with two and a half hours of talks Monday […]

WATCH LIST: PHASE 4 TALKS, TRUMP ADS, SCHOOL ADVICE SWITCH, DJIA/NASDAQ DIVERGENCE

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Monday’s notable U.S. events and developments worth watching in the days ahead: White House/GOP Senate/Dem House talks to the next virus response legislation approaching crunch time later in week, coming up against Aug 8 summer recess deadline set by Senate. Members of Congress will be getting anxious by Thursday […]

MONDAY WHITE HOUSE PUBLIC SCHEDULE

  WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – Monday’s public White House schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 3 EDT  10:00AM                     In-House Pool Call Time  11:30AM                     THE PRESIDENT meets with U.S. Tech Workers and signs an Executive Order on Hiring American Cabinet Room Restricted In-House Pool  12:30PM                     THE PRESIDENT has lunch with the Vice President Private Dining Room Closed Press — Content may […]

STATUS CHECK: ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER 1,000 US VIRUS DEATHS

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Friday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes: ·        Hours of testimony by the nation’s pandemic experts before the House virus oversight committee Friday should have updated the nation with a factual treasure trove of information but instead was mostly a […]

STATUS CHECK: NO GOOD NEWS FOR VIRUS, GDP, JOBS; TRUMP DISTRACTS

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Thursday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes: Thursday’s welter of policy countercurrents, paralysis and confusion about ominous suggestions from the president was in contrast to the stark facts about the virus that stood out in sharp relief, that there were […]

STATUS CHECK: NO HAPPY TALK FROM POWELL; VIRUS STATS GRIM

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Wednesday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes: The VIX mood ring turned a more mellow shade Wednesday, improving a notable 5.27% to settle at 24.10 by day’s end. U.S stocks finished the day’s session +0.61% or 160.29 points, and in […]

FED’S POWELL: PROBABLE ‘LONG TAIL’ OF THOSE SLOW TO GET JOBS BACK

By Denny Gulino WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell, following a hold-in-place policy meeting, Wednesday stayed away from any happy talk about progress against the virus and unemployment, saying it will be quite a while before low jobless rates return. Referring to the “tail” outside the bulk of the reemployment distribution curve, Powell […]