Fed’s Jefferson, Harker Urge Cautious Approach to Cutting Interest Rates
By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Philip Jefferson said Thursday that the Fed must be “careful” and “nimble” in charting the course of monetary policy in coming months, but gave no hint of when he thinks the Fed’s policymaking Federal Open Market Committee should start cutting short-term interest rates. Jefferson did […]
UPDATED: White House and Other Schedules for Thursday, Feb 22
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Thursday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as U.S. economic data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULEFOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2024 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. […]
FOMC Minutes Contain No Hints of Imminent Rate Cuts; Still ‘Highly Attentive’ to Inflation Risk
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The minutes of the latest Federal Open Market Committee meeting released Wednesday leaned toward high rates for longer, not any imminent rate cuts or, for that matter, any rate hike. While acknowledging progress in disinflation, the FOMC participants remained “highly attentive” to inflation risk, although saying overall risks were coming into better […]
White House and Other Schedules for Wednesday, Feb 21
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Wednesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as U.S. economic data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULEFOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2024 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. […]
White House and Other Schedules for Tuesday, Feb 20
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Tuesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as U.S. economic data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2024 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. Later, the […]
White House and Other Schedules for Monday, Feb 19
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Monday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as U.S. economic data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2024 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. After, […]
White House and Other Schedules for Friday, Feb 16
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Friday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as U.S. economic data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULEFOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2024 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. […]
White House and Other Schedules for Thursday, Feb 15
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Thursday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as U.S. economic data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2024In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. In-Town […]
Fed’s Barr, Goolsbee Weigh Risks of Cutting Rates Too Soon Or Too Late
— Goolsbee Focuses More On Danger Of Waiting To Ease ‘Quite Restrictive’ Stance By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – While not significantly diverging from the cautious approach toward monetary easing which Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has preached over the past two months, two senior Fed officials expressed varying degrees of concern Wednesday about the […]
White House and Other Schedules for Wednesday, Feb 14
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Wednesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as U.S. economic data and Federal Reserve events: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2024 In the afternoon, the President and the Secretary of State will have lunch. This meeting in the President’s […]