Ukraine War Expected to Speed Birth of EU Army – Italy Sources
–Plan would create EU rapid deployment force to cope with emergencies –Joint force aimed at supplementing NATO, boosting European military defense By Silvia Marchetti ROME (MaceNews) – The Ukrainian crisis is bound to accelerate the creation of a European Union military force and move toward a common defense policy, which the EU now lacks, said […]
Monday March 7 Washington Schedules from Mace News
THE WHITE HOUSE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORMONDAY, MARCH 7, 2022 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. In-Town Pool Wires: AP, Reuters, BloombergWire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP, NYTTV Corr & Crew: FOXPrint: McClatchyRadio: ABC EST 9:30 AM THE PRESIDENT receives the President’s Daily Brief Closed Press 1:30 […]
Weekend White House Schedule from Mace News
WEEKEND GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORSATURDAY, MARCH 5, 2022 AND SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2022 On Saturday, the President and the Secretary of Labor will meet with national labor unions leaders at the Hotel du Pont in Wilmington, Delaware. This meeting will be closed press and the out-of-town pool will accompany. On Sunday, the President and the First […]
Friday March 4 Washington Schedules from Mace News
THE WHITE HOUSE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, MARCH 4, 2022 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. In the afternoon, the President will make an announcement delivering on his Made in America commitments. This event in the South Court Auditorium will be open to pre-credentialed media. […]
Japan January Unemployment Edges Up To 2.8% Amid Covid Restrictions
— Job Cuts Y/Y Deeper in Wholesale, Retail, Education— Hospitality Jobs Up on January 2021, When Covid State of Emergency Imposed By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Job creation in Japan remained weak in January compared to a year earlier and the unemployment rate edged up from December as more people either lost their jobs or […]
Bank of Canada’s Macklem: Won’t Rule Out 50 bp Rate Hike in Future If Needed
–BOC Governor: To Tighten Policy ‘In a Deliberate and Careful Way’ By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said Thursday that he won’t rule out the possibility of the bank raising the policy interest rate by a faster pace of 50 basis points than its decision Wednesday to conduct the first […]
ISM: US Service Sector Growth Continues Slowing in February on Supply, Staffing Constraints
–ISM: Supply Bottlenecks in Manufacturing ‘Tricking Down’ To Services –ISM: Supply Deliveries Slowing; Inventories Up but Still Too Low –ISM: Ukraine Crisis Pushing Up Fuel Prices, Affecting Overall Service Sector By Max Sato (MaceNews) – The service sector in the US continued to show slower growth in business activity in February as the ISM services […]
Thursday March 3 Washington Schedules from Mace News
THE WHITE HOUSE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2022 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. In the afternoon, the President will hold a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room. The Vice President will attend. This meeting will have a pool spray at the […]
Fed’s Powell Will Ask for 25 bp Rate Hike March 16; First Of ‘Series’ of Rate Hikes
– But FOMC Will Withdraw Monetary Stimulus ‘Carefully’ To Avoid ‘Adding Uncertainty’ – Ultimate Aim is ‘Neutral’ Rate of 2-2.5%; Perhaps Higher; Must Act ‘With Care’ By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will not prevent the Federal Reserve from beginning to raise interest rates in two weeks, but it will make the Fed more cautious about withdrawing monetary […]
Bank of Canada Hikes Policy Rate To 0.50% From Record Low 0.25% To Fight Inflation
–BOC Keeps Reinvesting in Government Bonds on Its Balance Sheet –BOC: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine ‘A Major New Source of Uncertainty’–BOC: Expect Further Rate Hikes As Economic Growth, Inflation Pressures Continue –BOC: To Consider Start of Quantitative Tightening Based on Economic Assessment By Max Sato (MaceNews) – The Bank of Canada on Wednesday raised its […]