STATUS CHECK – THE DEBATE AS SEEN THROUGH DIFFERENT FILTERS

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Thursday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes. ·        The transfixing Presidential Debate was an actual event now fixed in history forever and yet it was seen as completely different things through the eyes and ears somehow transformed into filters by […]

FRIDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Friday’s public White House schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2020 EDT  11:00AM                   In-House Pool Call Time 12:20PM                   Out-of-Town Pool Call Time  1:30PM                      THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews South Lawn In-House Pool   1:40PM                      THE PRESIDENT arrives at Joint Base Andrews Joint Base Andrews Out-of-Town Travel […]

DATA FLASH: U.S. SEPTEMBER EXISTING HOME SALES, PRICES SURGE

–Existing Home Sales +9.4% to a 6.54 Million Rate, High Since May 2006 By Kevin Kastner WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – U.S. existing home sales advanced further in September, hitting the highest point since May 2006. National Association of Realtors Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said Thursdsay that it was “another spectacular month” for sales and prices but […]

STATUS CHECK – BRACED FOR A PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE – ABOUT FAMILY

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Wednesday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes. ·        The dearth of much actual news on the day before the final presidential debate was a challenge for news producers everywhere Wednesday. Barack Obama began campaigning on the ground for Joe Biden […]

FED’S BEIGE BK: AS-EXPECTED ‘SLIGHT TO MODEST’ EXPANSION

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The Federal Reserve’s latest Beige Book survey of economic activity through the 12 regional bank districts Wednesday found little evidence of any V-shaped recovery, instead seeing “slight to modest” improvements in most regions. Assembled by the St. Louis Fed, the survey prepared for the next Federal Open Market Committee meeting Nov. 4-5 […]

DATA FLASH: SEPTEMBER HOUSING STARTS REBOUND ON SINGLE-FAMILY

–Housing Starts Rose By 1.9% to 1.415 Mln SAAR with Single-Family Up 8.5% By Kevin Kastner WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The U.S .September home building data, released Tuesday, continued to represent the shift toward single-family homes and away from condos and apartments as buyers seek more space and larger homes since the COVID-19 quarantines. The pace […]

STATUS CHECK – OF BALLISTIC TRAJECTORIES AND DIGITAL CURRENCY

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Monday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes. ·        Fifteen days until Election Day but already a feeling settling in that the ballistic trajectory has been set and that although we don’t know the outcome, it has been decided. Thirty million […]

TUESDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Tuesday’s public White House schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2020 EDT  9:00AM                      In-House Pool Call Time 4:20PM                      Out-of-Town Pool Call Time  3:00PM                      THE PRESIDENT participates in a Sinclair Town Hall event Rose Garden Closed Press  5:25PM                      THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart the White House en route […]

DATA PREVIEW: LOW RATES, HURRICANE AND FIRE DAMAGE LIFT HOME BUILDING

By Kevin Kastner WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The housing sector has been on a general upward trend for the last several months, fueled by record low mortgage rates. Home building and sales tumbled at the beginning of the pandemic due to uncertainty and social distancing. But the Federal Reserve’s stance of low rates for a long […]

STATUS CHECK – FINALLY, A TRILLION TREES INTERAGENCY COUNCIL

–Maybe February for the Next Round of Pandemic Relief WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Tuesday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes. ·        It was chilly in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, the site of another MAGA rally Tuesday night. More masks than usual.  A whole lot about Biden […]