FED BEIGE BK SEES MODEST EXPANSION, HIGHER PRICES, SOME COOLING OF EXPECTATIONS, SOME SUPPLY CHAIN STABILIZATION
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The latest Beige Book survey of economic conditions coast-to-coast saw a “modest” pace of expansion as 2021 ended, with some cooling of the generally optimistic expectations for the new year and some scattered improvement in transportation bottlenecks, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday. The survey, assembled by the Kansas City Fed through January […]
Commentary: Ignoring the US Housing Timebomb
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The latest trove of housing data Wednesday collected by the National Association of Realtors provided more definition to America’s bifurcated housing market, one in which the haves get what they want, expensive houses that are available for sharply escalating prices, and the have nots, the younger generations buying their first home, who […]
Tuesday Washington Schedules from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Tuesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, the State Department, USTR, the Capitol and for upcoming Federal Reserve events: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2021 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. Then, the […]
Monday Washington Schedules from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Monday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, the State Department, USTR, the Capitol and for upcoming Federal Reserve events: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORMONDAY, AUGUST 23, 2021 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. Then, the […]
Wednesday Washington Schedules from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Wednesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, the State Department, the Capitol and for upcoming Federal Reserve events: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2021 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. In the afternoon, […]
US Data Preview Commentary: 2Q GDP/Personal Income; FOMC/Powell; New Home Sales and … Evictions
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) –A week ahead with a soaring GDP, strong income, maybe some more records for stocks, all in all a super summer under way with only a few negatives, like a pending wave of evictions, a raging virus, accelerating inflation and deep and sometimes paralyzing ideological fissures. For the time being, no one is […]
Tuesday Washington Schedules from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are the schedules for Tuesday for the White House, Treasury, the State Department, the Capitol and for upcoming Federal Reserve events:The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, JULY 20, 2021 White House In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed […]
Monday Washington Schedule from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are the schedules for Monday for the White House, Treasury, the State Department, the Capitol and for upcoming Federal Reserve events: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORMONDAY, JULY 19, 2021 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the […]
US Data Preview Commentary: Housing Starts/Existing Home Sales, LEI, and a Higher Wall of Worry
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) –It’s housing week coming up for U.S. economic data and analysts will be checking new housing completions Tuesday, a much more telling number than starts these days. Completions run several months behind starts which tabulate the stage before construction. It’s completions which calibrate the pipeline to an existing home sale, something that often […]
Wednesday Washington Schedules from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Wednesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, the State Department, the Capitol and for upcoming Federal Reserve events: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 2021 In the morning, the President will convene key leaders across the interagency to discuss the Biden-Harris Administration’s overall strategic […]