US Data Preview Commentary: Retail Sales, PPI, Hsing Starts, FOMC, New ‘Dot Plot’

WASHINGTON (MacNews) – The explosive snapback of consumer demand, company supply-chain and delivery workarounds and inventory reloading won’t be reflected nearly to the phenomenon’s full extent in Tuesday’s May retail sales report. Just as goods and services productivity being supercharged by firms compensating for the post-pandemic jamming of the economy won’t show up in quarterly […]

Saturday/Sunday Washington Schedules from MaceNews

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are the Saturday and Sunday schedules for the White House, Treasury, the State Department, the Capitol and for upcoming economic data and Federal Reserve events: The White House WEEKEND GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORSATURDAY, MAY 22, 2021 AND SUNDAY, MAY 23, 2021  On Saturday morning, the President and the First […]

Friday Washington Schedules from MaceNews

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Friday’s public schedules for the White House, Treasury, the State Department, the Capitol and for upcoming economic data and Federal Reserve events: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, MAY 21, 2021  In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office. […]

Tuesday Washington Schedules from MaceNews

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Tuesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, the State Department, the Capitol and for upcoming economic data and Federal Reserve events: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, MAY 18, 2021  In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed […]

US Data Preview: Housing Starts, FOMC Minutes, Existing Home Sales

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – A relatively quiet week on the economic data front in the coming week, with the FOMC minutes replay machine giving us the origin story of all the FedSpeak we’ve been hearing again, and again, and … The end-of-week victory for “transitory” was the most notable development looking backwards. The prophets of accelerating […]

US Data Preview: FOMC/Powell News Conf; GDP, Personal Inc, Durables

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The week ahead promises no surprises, in the first-quarter GDP report, the FOMC meeting, durable goods report, the price of oil, the president’s address to Congress, the gradually improving trend of virus cases unless … . Unless you count the preternaturally moderate benchmark U.S. 10-year yield. At this writing 1.567%. Who at […]

Friday Washington Schedules from MaceNews

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Friday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, the State Department, Capitol Hill and for upcoming economic data: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, APRIL 23, 2021  In the morning, the President will deliver remarks and participate in the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate Session 5: The […]

Friday Washington Schedules from MaceNews

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Friday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, the State Department, Capitol Hill and for upcoming economic data: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, APRIL 16, 2021  In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office. This meeting will be closed […]

US Data Preview: CPI, Retail Sales, Housing Starts

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – This current month and in May is when the inflation rate is finally going to hit the Fed’s target of 2% and we begin riding the “transitory” express, waiting for the ride back down. At least that’s what Federal Reserve Gov. Lael Brainard told us late last month about negative comps.  “The […]

Tuesday Washington Schedules from MaceNews

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Tuesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, Capitol Hill and for upcoming economic data and Federal Reserve events: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2021 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office. […]