STATUS CHECK COMMENTARY: THE WASHINGTON MINDSET GETS A MAKEOVER
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Thursday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes. • The thousands of government affairs specialists paid by American business firms to be their eyes, ears and arm-wrestlers in Washington are in the midst of the major recalibration that happens when a […]
PRESIDENT TRUMP NOW FACES AN UNCERTAIN FATE AT A SENATE TRIAL
By Denny Gulino WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The second impeachment of President Donald Trump Wednesday has left open the future of his “stop the steal” movement entwined with the violent attack on the Capitol. The next step, a Senate trial, could clarify what happens next. The final vote was 232 to 197 with eight members not […]
STATUS CHECK COMMENTARY: BARBARIANS INSIDE THE GATE TEST AMERICA
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Tuesday night’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes. · As often noted about the U.S. Congress, months, even years can go by without much getting done but every once in a while there’s an explosion of activity. After the financial […]
FED’S GEORGE: TOO SOON TO THINK OF ADJUSTING MONETARY POLICY; MUST ‘WAIT AND SEE’
–Fed Won’t Hike Funds Rate If Inflation Goes Over 2% –Would Have To Decide How To React if Inflation Rises in ‘Unanticipated Ways’ By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – Kansas City Fed President George said Tuesday that monetary policy needs to “remain accommodative for some time” and said it’s “too soon to speculate about the […]
STATUS CHECK COMMENTARY: TRUMP HOPES FOR A REBOUND, FACES ANOTHER IMPEACHMENT
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Friday night’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes. · The bastions of freedom are firmly in place, holding back the forces of Trump, at least temporarily. That’s right, Twitter, Facebook, Google, even Spotify have moved to keep the president off […]
DATA PREVIEW: RETAIL SALES AND INFLATION MEASURES
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – Economic data in the week ahead includes the December retail sales report, along with the two major inflation measures, the CPI just a week from Inauguration Day and the PPI but market participants are unlikely to pay much attention. The major stock indexes were propelled back into record territory Friday, in part […]
STATUS CHECK COMMENTARY: THE POST-SIEGE SCRAMBLE
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Thursday night’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes. · The White House scrambled Thursday to soften the accurate perceptions of President Trump’s actions that precipitated the physical attack on Congress as various threats to his remaining few days in office […]
STATUS CHECK COMMENTARY: WHAT NOW?
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Wednesday night’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes: The images from the Capitol Wednesday have been burned into the national consciousness where they will remain, to be engraved in the history books, a “dark moment” said President Elect Joe Biden. […]
STATUS CHECK COMMENTARY: RISKS OF BACKLASH/BACKFIRE HAUNT DISSIDENT SENATORS
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Tuesday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes. Thirteen senators who will challenge Electoral College votes Wednesday are betting on the persistence of public opinion, at least that of the Trumpist base they’re appealing to, so that during their long terms […]
MONDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Monday’s public White House schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORMONDAY, JANUARY 4, 2021 In-Town PoolWires: AP, Reuters, BloombergWire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP, NYTTV Corr & Crew: CBSPrint: Washington ExaminerRadio: ABC Out-of-Town PoolWires: AP, Reuters, BloombergWire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP, NYTTV Corr & Crew: CBSPrint: USA TodayRadio: SRN EST […]