Thursday Washington Schedules from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Thursday’s public schedules of the White House, Treasury, the State Department, the Capitol as well as for upcoming economic data and Federal Reserve events: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, APRIL 8, 2021 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the President’s […]
FOMC Minutes Show Determination to Stay the Course and Stick With Message Until Outcomes Improve
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The minutes of the most recent Federal Open Market Committee released Wednesday only reinforced the central bank’s pandemic-era’s message, that it is standing pat on its highly accommodative stance until employment has fully recovered while it carefully monitors the Treasuries market for signs of stress. Government pandemic relief is hastening recovery, several […]
Fed’s Evans To Reporters: Too Early To Start Talking About Enough Progress To Taper Bond Buying
By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans was upbeat about the economic outlook Wednesday, but said the Fed is still “some ways” from achieving its employment and inflation goals and therefore needs to retain its ultra-loose monetary policy stance. Evans, a 2021 voting member of the Fed’s policy making […]
Wednesday Washington Schedules from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are the public schedules for the White House, Treasury, the Capitol and for upcoming economic data and Federal Reserve events: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2021 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval […]
Italy Government To Issue ‘Gloomy’ Fiscal Outlook, Downgrade Growth Target, Say EU Aid ‘Not Enough’ – Sources
By Silvia Marchetti ROME (MaceNews) – Rome’s government is expected to clear a “gloomy” fiscal document by April 10 as the pandemic outlook remains uncertain and European aid might not be enough to kickstart the recovery, according to ruling coalition sources. Premier Mario Draghi’s new cabinet will likely downgrade the growth target for this year […]
Japan Feb Household Spending Slumps Y/Y As Govt Extends COVID Restrictions
By Max Sato — Feb’s Sharp Drop Also In Reaction To Leap-Year Booster Effect on Feb 2020 (MaceNews) – Japan’s household spending remained below year-earlier levels for the third straight month in February as the government maintained restrictions on economic activity in major cities to fight the pandemic, data released Tuesday by the Ministry of […]
Tuesday Washington Schedules From MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Tuesday’s public schedules for the White House, Treasury, the Capitol and for upcoming economic data and Federal Reserve events: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, APRIL 6, 2021 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office. This meeting will […]
Monday Washington Schedules from MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Monday public schedules for the White House, Treasury, the Capitol and for upcoming economic data and Federal Reserve events: The White House The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORMONDAY, APRIL 5, 2021 In the morning, the President will return from Camp David to the White House. The […]
SATURDAY/SUNDAY WASHINGTON SCHEDULES FROM MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Saturday and Sunday’s public schedules for the White House, Treasury, the Capitol and for upcoming economic data and Federal Reserve events: The White House WEEKEND GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORSATURDAY, APRIL 3, 2021 AND SUNDAY, APRIL 4, 2021 On Saturday and Sunday, the President, AT Camp David, has no […]
Data Preview: But First, March Payrolls Were Strong – and Irrelevant for the Long Haul – As ‘Benchmark Effect’ Skews Perceptions
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The next steps for the U.S. economy and the monetary policy that nurtures and sustains it beyond Friday’s strong jobs report are the same as before the report, a long slog of many more such reports before the recovery approaches, re-employment becomes new employment and rates edge up to normal. The phase […]