STATUS CHECK: BITTER PARTISAN DIVISIONS ON DISPLAY; CONSUMER CONF DETERIORATES
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Tuesday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes: A VIX somewhat more tense Tuesday, worsening 2.83% to 25.44, as U.S. stocks backed into the red by moderate amounts, worsening in a steep downdraft in the last hour of trading. The S&P […]
STATUS CHECK: FOMC; THE SHADOW VIRUS TASK FORCE; AS GOES BASEBALL …
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Monday’s’ status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes: A VIX improved by a large amount, 4.28%, to 24.74, backgrounded a mildly positive day for U.S. stocks, with the DJIA +0.43%/+114.88; S&P +0.74%/+23.78 and the Nasdaq +1.67%/+173.09. After-hours futures were much the […]
STATUS CHECK: NEXT WK, FOMC AND US GDP. MORE NASDAQ WOES?
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Friday’s’ status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes: The VIX stayed about the same at 25.84 Friday after U.S. stocks were modestly negative for a second day. The DJIA finished -0.68%/-`82.94 and off 0.76% for the week. S&P -0.67%/-20.03 and also […]
STATUS CHECK: TRUMP ‘TO SET EXAMPLE’ BY AXING JACKSONVILLE CONVENTION SITE
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Thursday’s updated status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes: The VIX jumped more than 7% into anxiety territory at 26.08 reflecting the negativity in the day’s stocks action. The DJIA took a 1.32% hit, falling 353.51 but it was the Nasdaq […]
STATUS CHECK: BIRX ASKS FOR NORTHEAST HELP IN FREEING TESTING FOR THE SOUTH
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Wednesday’s updated status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes: With the VIX calmer (down) another 2% at 24.32 after-hours stock futures late Wednesday showed little movement after the day’s positive session boosting the DJIA +0.62%/+164.44. S&P finished +0.57%/+18.72; Nasdaq +0.24%/+25.76. The […]
STATUS CHECK: TRUMP: ‘WORSE BEFORE IT GETS BETTER;’ GA VIRUS SHOWDOWN DELAYED
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Tuesday’s updated status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes: With the VIX down 1.6% to maintain moderately elevated 24.84, U.S. stocks had a mixed session Tuesday with a much different composition than Monday’s Nasdaq blowout. In fact the Nasdaq ended in […]
STATUS CHECK: NASDAQ WOWS; TRUMP REPEATS; SHELTON UP
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Monday’s updated status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes: With the VIX down 4.13% to a calmer 24.60, the Nasdaq set another record in a big way, gaining 2.51% or 263.90 on the back of Tesla (+9.47% to record high), Peloton […]
WHITE HOUSE WATCH COMMENTARY: AN AMERICAN METEMPSYCHOSIS?
By Denny Gulino WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – Some say Donald Trump has turned himself into a cultural anachronism. Some say his single-minded push to reopen schools is grotesque as the virus resurges. All the lies, or self deceptions or delusions – China is paying the tariffs; the virus spikes are because of all the testing; it […]
WHITE HOUSE WATCH COMMENTARY: NECESSITY BRINGS INNOVATION AMID TURMOIL
By Denny Gulino WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – Who would have guessed you can track government spy planes above Washington protests via certain Web sites, or that a bankrupt Hertz can consider issuing stock or that the ubiquity of smartphones would transform the legacy of slavery forever? We’re learning so much as 2020’s second half begins. That […]
USTR LIGHTHIZER CASTS CHINA RELATIONSHIP IN ROSY HUES
–Doing OK in Adherence to Phase 1 Commitments –China Pullback in Ag Purchases ‘Not True.’ NEW YORK (MaceNews) – President Trump’s top trade negotiator Thursday cast U.S.-China relations, at least in his sphere, in unexpectedly positive terms and called reports of a setback in purchases of U.S. soybeans perhaps the result of “disinformation.” U.S. Trade […]