ECB LEAVES POLICY UNCHANGED; SUGGESTS DECEMBER EASING
By Laurie Laird LONDON (MaceNews) – The European Central Bank made no changes to its monetary policy at its rate-setting meeting on Thursday, but suggested that a package of easing measures could come before year end. Unusually, the Governing Council’s opened its press release by acknowledging the perilous state of the eurozone economy: “In the […]
EURO-AREA ECONOMIC SENTIMENT STAGNATED IN OCTOBER
By Marco Babic ZURICH (MaceNews) – The recovery in economic sentiment for the euro-area economies which had been improving steadily since May stalled in October, according to the latest report Thursday from the European Commission. The Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) for countries sharing the euro was 90.9 in October, matching the level recorded in September, […]
BOJ KEEPS EASING POLICY STANCE, SEES RISKS SKEWED TO DOWNSIDE AMID PANDEMIC
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – The Bank of Japan has maintained its easing stance and cautiously optimistic outlook that the economy will recover part of the pandemic-triggered contraction in the next fiscal year and price inflation will edge up toward 1% in about two years. The BOJ board decided Thursday in an 8-to-1 vote to […]
THURSDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Thursday’s public White House schedule” DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2020 EDT 9:00PM In-House Pool Call Time 9:00AM Out-of-Town Pool Call Time 12:00PM THE PRESIDENT departs Doral, FL, en route to Miami, FL Doral, FL Out-of-Town Travel Pool 12:10PM THE PRESIDENT arrives at Miami International Airport Miami, FL Out-of-Town Travel […]
STATUS CHECK COMMENTARY – IT ONLY SEEMS LIKE GROUNDHOG DAY
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Wednesday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes. · Gee, stocks tanked. The Dow down 943 points. You mean there’s no stimulus package from Washington? Who knew? There’s a surge in coronavirus cases now, in the fall? Why didn’t somebody say […]
WEDNESDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Wednesday’s public White House schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2020 EDT 9:00AM Out-of-Town Pool Call Time 10:50AM THE PRESIDENT departs the RON Location en route to McCarran International Airport Las Vegas, NV Out-of-Town Travel Pool 11:05AM THE PRESIDENT arrives […]
STATUS CHECK – LOTS OF VOTING, LOTS OF CAMPAIGNING, AND IN PHILLY, LOTS OF LOOTING
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Tuesday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes. · The presidential campaign at fever pitch with a week to go: FLOTUS delivered her one campaign speech Tuesday, in Atglen, Pennsylvania. The media painted a picture of “my husband that I don’t […]
DATA FLASH: US OCTOBER CONFIDENCE SLIPS ON DECLINE IN OUTLOOK
–Confidence in Current Conditions Improves, Expectations Down By Kevin Kastner WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The Conference Board’s U.S. consumer confidence index fell to a reading of 100.9 in October from a downward revised 101.3 reading in September. The Conference Board Tuesday noted that most consumers see little improvement in the economy through the end of the […]
TUESDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE
WASHINGTON (MaceNews)– The following is Tuesday’s public White House schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2020 EDT 9:30AM In-House Pool Call Time 10:55AM Out-of-Town Pool Call Time 12:30PM THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews South Lawn In-House Pool 12:40PM THE PRESIDENT arrives at Joint Base Andrews Joint Base Andrews Out-of-Town Travel Pool 12:50PM THE […]
STATUS CHECK ANALYSIS – WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM – WITH NO MASKS
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Monday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes. · How many “gotchas” to go? Mockery and sarcasm, let’s go before time runs out. And above all, let’s not be too introspective and examine some of the fundamental assumptions American society has […]