Friday February 4th Washington Schedules from Mace News
THE WHITE HOUSE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2022 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. Then, the President will deliver remarks on the January jobs report in the State Dining Room. These remarks will be covered by the in-house pool and pre-credentialed […]
UK Chancellor Pledges Energy Support With UK Gov’t Under Further Pressure
— Two Top Downing Street Officials Resign; Northern Irish Executive Under Threat over Brexit LONDON (MaceNews) – UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced a package of measures to reduce the sting of rising energy bills, marking a rare public appearance while the government struggles to counter allegations that civil servants held multiple parties […]
US Service Sector Climate Slumps To 11-Month Low in January As Covid Bites
— Supply Bottlenecks, Labor Shortages Continue To Block Quick Recovery— Service Providers Struggling To Replenish Inventories By Max Sato (MaceNews) – The recent spike in Covid cases hurt the service sector in the US in January as the ISM services index fell 2.4 points to an 11-month low of 59.9 from 62.3 (revised from 62.0) […]
ECB Sounds More Hawkish Note But Leaves Policy Unchanged
— President Christine Lagarde Acknowledges that Inflation is More Likely to Overshoot Target (MaceNews) – The European Central Bank “will not be complacent” about record-high eurozone inflation, a more hawkish stance from ECB President and long-term dove Christine Lagarde Thursday. “Compared to December, inflation risks are tilted to the upside, particularly in the near term,” […]
Bank of England Lifts Rates; Sends Hawkish Signals
— Decision was a “close call,” says governor, as four members argue for a steeper increase LONDON (MaceNews) – The Bank of England lifted interest rates for the second straight meeting — the first consecutive hikes since 2004 —but surprised the markets with a decidedly hawkish outlook, according to minutes of the February Monetary Policy Committee […]
Thursday February 3rd Washington Schedules from Mace News
THE WHITE HOUSE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2022 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will attend the National Prayer Breakfast at the United States Capitol Visitor Center. This event will be covered by the in-town travel pool. Then, the President will travel to New York, New York. The departure […]
Wednesday February 2nd Washington Schedules from Mace News
THE WHITE HOUSE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2022 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office. This meeting will be closed press. In the afternoon, the President, the Vice President, and the First Lady will host an event at the White […]
US ISM Manufacturing Index Hits 14-Month Low in January As Supply Delays, Labor Shortages Linger
–ISM: Firms Seeking Supply-Demand Equilibrium; New Orders Plunge–ISM Concerned About Backlog Orders Slide To 15-Month Low–Supplier Delivery Delays Easing But Still Hurting Production By Max Sato (MaceNews) – The U.S. manufacturing sector index compiled by the Institute for Supply Management Tuesday fell to a 14-month low of 57.6 (versus the Econoday consensus forecast for 57.5) […]
Tuesday February 1st Washington Schedules from Mace News
THE WHITE HOUSE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2022 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting in the Oval Office will be closed press. The President and Vice President will host Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley to […]
Japan December Unemployment Dips; Fewer Workers Quit To Look For Better Jobs
— Job Cuts on Year Linger in Industries Hit by Supply Delays, Covid Restrictions — Japan 2021 Jobless Rate Stays at 2.8%, Pace of Job Cuts Decelerates By Max Sato (MaceNews) – The pandemic is keeping the recovery in the Japanese labor market slow as some sectors continued to trim payrolls from year-earlier levels, but […]