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, JULY 13, 2021 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office. This meeting will be […]
Fed’s Williams to Reporters: Need More Data on Jobs, Inflation Before Deciding on Taper
By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – New York Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams was vague Monday about when he thinks the Fed should start scaling back its asset purchases, but suggested he is no hurry. Williams said he needs to see a lot more data on both employment and inflation before coming to a conclusion […]
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, JULY 12, 2021 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office. […]
Japan May Machine Orders Surge in May on Solid Capex Demand
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japanese machinery orders, the key leading indicator of business investment in equipment, powered ahead in May on solid demand for upgrading production capacity and information technology in a move to address labor shortages with automation and digitalized operations, data released Monday by the Cabinet Office showed. Orders from manufacturers marked […]
Saturday/SundayWashington Schedules from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are the Saturday’s and Sunday’s 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, JULY 10, 2021 AND SUNDAY, JULY 11, 2021 On Saturday, the President has no public events scheduled. On Sunday […]
US Data Preview Commentary: CPI, PPI, Retail Sales, Powell Testimonies, IndPro, Beige Bk and More
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – Be brave, it’s peak fraidy-cat week for inflation horrors to descend upon us, or rather, to show up in the data, having plagued us last month. If the price-pressure nightmares show up as expected, the Fed folks will be forced to accelerate their consideration of tapering at the very least (Wharton’s Jeremy […]
ECB Decision to Accelerate PEPP Purchases Was Not Reached Unanimously
By Laurie Laird — Some Governing Council members advocated a slowdown in bond buying, according to minutes of June meeting LONDON (MaceNews) – Not all European Central Bank rate setters supported the most recent decision to accelerate asset purchases, with some advocating a slower pace of acquisitions as the eurozone economy outperforms expectations. “In view […]
Friday Washington Schedules from MaceNews
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 FORFRIDAY, JULY 9, 2021 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office. […]
Japan Sees Rosier Consumer Sentiment While Struggling To Stop Pandemic
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – The latest surveys by the government and central bank point to a gradual pickup in consumer and business confidence in tandem with an accelerated pace of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, but Japan is being hit by another resurgence of coronavirus cases. The government on Thursday issued a state of emergency […]
Italy’s 5 Stars Movement Likely to Collapse; ‘Trump-Style’ Populism Over – Sources
By Silvia Marchettia ROME (MaceNews) – Italy’s populist Five Star movement is likely heading towards an implosion to the benefit of the entire ruling coalition and the country’s future, according to other allied party sources. “They’re lost, without a leader and a clear way forward. Many members have ditched the group while others eye to […]