US Data Preview Commentary: Retail Sales, Housing Starts, Powell’s Town Hall and ‘Encirclement’
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The lazy, hazy days of … but not this time. U.S. stocks are still setting records but a new pessimism has dawned. About two weeks until Jackson Hole and a few more days afterward in which to likely be disappointed in how little the event added to what we already knew. And […]
Saturday/Sunday Washington Schedules from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are the Saturday and Sunday schedules 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 14, 2021 AND SUNDAY, AUGUST 15, 2021 The President will remain at Camp David through Wednesday, August 18. […]
Friday Washington Schedules from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Friday’s’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 FORFRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 2021 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. In the evening, […]
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 12, 2021 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office. This meeting will be […]
Japan Economic Sentiment Clouded by COVID Infection Spike; Inflation Pickup Slow
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japanese sentiment picked up slightly in July, thanks to a four-day weekend created for the Tokyo Olympics, but the uncertainty over the economic outlook grew amid a surge in cases caused by the more infectious Delta variant and public frustration over the government’s response to the pandemic, including the slow […]
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 11, 2021 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office. This meeting will be […]
Chicago Fed’s Evans: ‘We’re Well on Our Way’ Toward Tapering
– Taper Could Begin Early Next Year Following December Decision By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans sounded noticeably less reluctant to begin scaling back asset purchases Tuesday. Evans, talking to reporters via Webex, said the economy is “well on its way” to meeting the Fed’s employment and inflation […]
Germany’s ZEW Economic Sentiment Plunges More than Expected in August
ZURICH (MaceNews) – The economic outlook in Germany fell for the third consecutive month in August on Covid and China growth concerns, according to the latest report from the ZEW research institute in Mannheim. Expectations fell 22.9 points from the previous month to 40.4, well below the median forecast of 57.0 in an Econoday survey […]
Tuesday Washington Schedules from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Tuesday’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 FORTUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2021 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. Then, the President […]
Monday Washington Schedules from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Monday’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 FORMONDAY, AUGUST 9, 2021 On Monday, the President will remain in Wilmington, Delaware. In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily […]