Updated Sunday Washington Schedules from MaceNews

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Sunday’s updated schedules for the White House, Treasury, the State Department, the Capitol and for upcoming Federal Reserve events: The White House UPDATED: On Sunday, the President will meet with his national security team to hear intelligence, security, and diplomatic updates on the evolving situation in Afghanistan. This meeting in […]

Saturday/Sunday Washington Schedules from MaceNews

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are schedules for Saturday and Sunday for the White House, Treasury, the State Department, the Capitol and for upcoming Federal Reserve events: The White House WEEKEND GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORSATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 2021 AND SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2021  On Saturday, the President will meet with his national security team […]

Friday Washington Schedules from Mace News

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Friday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, the State Department, the Capitol and for upcoming Federal Reserve events: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 2021 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. Then, […]

Japan July Core CPI Posts 12th Straight Monthly Y/Y Drop Under 2020 Base Year

— Total CPI Marks 10th Straight Y/Y Fall, Also Reversing Slight Pickup   — July’s Y/Y Declines in All Major CPI Measures Decelerate from June — Higher Energy, Some Food, Appliances Costs Ease Mobile Phone Downward Pressure By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan’s core consumer prices reversed recent modest gains backed by higher energy costs, posting […]

Thursday Washington Schedules from MaceNews

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Thursday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, the State Department, the Capitol and for upcoming Federal Reserve events: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 2021  In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. Then, the President […]

FOMC Minutes Show Divisions On When To Start Tapering

–Some Favored Preparing To Taper ‘Relatively Soon;’ Others Counseled ‘Patience’ –Discussions Took Place Amid ‘Quite High’ Uncertainty Before Strong July Jobs Data By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – Federal Reserve officials began to seriously consider when and how to reduce asset purchases at the July 27-28 meeting of the Fed’s policymaking Federal Open Market Committee, […]

The July FOMC Meeting Saw Divergent Views on Tapering Timing

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – As described at the time by Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell, the July 27-28 Federal Open Market Committee saw a variety of views about when to start the tapering progress, exhibiting considerably more caution than much of the subsequent Fedspeak advocating faster action, the minutes of the meeting suggested Wednesday. The section […]

Eurozone Final July HICP Rose 2.2% Year-on-Year, Confirming Flash Estimate

ZURICH (MaceNews) – Inflation in the euro area rose 2.2 percent from a year ago in July, rising from 1.9 percent through June, final figures released by Eurostat showed Wednesday. Energy prices rose 14.3 percent in July, revised up from the flash estimate of 14.1 percent, with the rate increasing from 12.6 in June. Without […]

Wednesday Washington Schedules from MaceNews

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Wednesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, the State Department, the Capitol and for upcoming Federal Reserve events: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2021  In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. In the afternoon, […]

Japan July Exports Continue Rising From Pandemic-Hit 2020; Flat on Month

By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japanese exports continued posting a sharp year-on-year rise in July, recovering from the pandemic-caused slump of 2020, led by demand for automobiles and steel as seen in recent months, data released Wednesday by the Ministry of Finance showed. Japanese passenger cars, steel and semiconductor-producing equipment continued drawing strong demand while […]