Thursday October 14 Washington Schedules from Mace News
The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2021 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. Then, the President and the Vice President will receive a briefing from members of the White House COVID-19 Response Team on the COVID-19 pandemic and […]
MaceNewsViews: President Biden Gets Tough With Corporate America
By Eric Ham WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – President Biden Wednesday met with senior stakeholders from business, labor unions and trade associations. The meeting took place in the Roosevelt Room inside the White House. The meeting was closed to the press. After meeting for more than an hour, the president addressed the public. He made clear he […]
<strong>Minutes Show FOMC Preparing Taper Amid Fear of Upside Inflation Risks</strong>
Taper Could Start Soon as Mid-November, End Mid-2022, Assuming More Progress FOMC Liked Staff Plan to Cut MBS $5 Billion, Treasuries $10 Billion Per Month By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – Federal Reserve officials expressed heightened concern about inflation along with greater satisfaction with labor market improvements at the Sept. 21-22 meeting of the Fed’s […]
Wednesday October 13 Washington Schedules from Mace News
The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2021 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. Then, the President will sign into law H.R. 2278, An Act “To designate the September 11th National Memorial Trail Route, and for other purposes.” This […]
Japan Aug Machine Orders Expectedly Dip After Recent Computer Demand
–Japan Govt Downgrades View: Pickup in Machine Orders Pausing–Cabinet Office Official: Demand for Computers Seen on Firm Trend–Q3 Core Orders Seen Unlikely to Grow 11% Q/Q, As Projected Earlier By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japanese machinery orders, the key leading indicator of business investment in equipment, unexpectedly slumped in August as demand for computers took […]
Atlanta Fed’s Bostic: Upside Inflation Risks Show Need to Start Tapering
–Sees First Funds Rate Hikes ‘More Than A Year Off’ –Doubts Tapering Will Have Much Economic or Financial Impact –Price Stability ‘Could Be On The Line In Coming Months’ –Persistent Wage-Price Pressures Could ‘Unanchor’ Inflation Expectations By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Raphael Bostic sounded somewhat of an alarm about […]
<strong>Japan Sentiment Picks Up on Vaccine Rollout But Q3 GDP Seen Slower</strong>
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan’s sentiment surveys painted a rosier picture as the government has lifted its Covid-19 state of emergency on heavily hit regions, setting the stage for gradually reopening the economy, but global supply chain disruptions remain a major hindrance to recovery. The monthly Economy Watchers Survey, which was conducted by the […]
Italy’s G20 Summit on Afghanistan: UN Tasked with Crisis Exit Road Map, IMF, World Bank Aim to Head off ‘Financial Collapse’
By Silvia Marchetti ROME (MaceNews) – The G20 extraordinary summit on Afghanistan held on Tuesday under the Italian presidency mandated the United Nations with the task of defining a global ‘road map’ to tackle the humanitarian crisis and avoid the financial collapse of the nation. At the end of the online event, Italian premier Mario […]
Supply Bottlenecks Punish German Economic Sentiment in October
ZURICH (MaceNews) – Economic sentiment in Germany fell in October as supply bottlenecks for raw materials and intermediate products hamper the economy, according to the latest report from the ZEW Institute in Mannheim. The ZEW index of economic sentiment fell 4.2 points to 22.3 in October, below the 24.0 median of an Econoday survey of […]
Tuesday October 12 Washington Schedules from Mace News
The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2021 In the morning, the President will meet virtually with G20 leaders to discuss close coordination on Afghanistan among the world’s largest economies, select guests, and international financial institutions. The meeting will be convened by G20 Chair Prime Minister Mario Draghi of Italy. […]