ITALY BANKS’ NET BAD LOANS FELL TO E24 BLN IN AUGUST

Bt Silvia Marchetti ROME (MNI) – The volume of Italy banks’ net bad loans fell to E24 billion in August, down from E32 billion a year ago and E40 billion in 2018, Italy’s Banking Association ABI said Tuesday in a report.  Since November 2015, when the highest peak in bad loans reached E89, there has […]

STATUS CHECK – OF BALLISTIC TRAJECTORIES AND DIGITAL CURRENCY

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Monday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes. ·        Fifteen days until Election Day but already a feeling settling in that the ballistic trajectory has been set and that although we don’t know the outcome, it has been decided. Thirty million […]

TUESDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Tuesday’s public White House schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2020 EDT  9:00AM                      In-House Pool Call Time 4:20PM                      Out-of-Town Pool Call Time  3:00PM                      THE PRESIDENT participates in a Sinclair Town Hall event Rose Garden Closed Press  5:25PM                      THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart the White House en route […]

FED’S CLARIDA: ‘LIFTOFF’ TO RATE CHANGES GOVERNED BY ECONOMY

–Election Day Pressure Builds on Senate to Get Pandemic Relief Passed –Tsy’s Mnuchin in Abu Dhabi But Has Call Skedded with Speaker Pelosi WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – Federal Reserve Vice Chair Richard Clarida Monday emphasized that the central bank will be watching the economy through a wide variety of indicators and won’t be considering any change […]

MONDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Monday’s public White House schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORMONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2020 PDT  5:00AM                      Out-of-Town Pool Call Time10:00PM                     In-House Pool Call Time  9:30AM                      THE PRESIDENT departs RON Location en route to McCarran International Airport Las Vegas, NV Out-of-Town Travel Pool  9:40AM                      THE PRESIDENT arrives at McCarran International Airport Las Vegas, […]

JAPAN SEPT EXPORT DROP SLOWS ON CHINA, US PICKUP; TRADE IN SURPLUS

By Max Sato (MaceNews) – The year-on-year rate of decline in Japanese exports slowed again in September as demand for some goods is picking up amid slowly reopening businesses in parts of the pandemic-hit global economy, trade data released Monday by the Ministry of Finance showed. The key points: * Exports marked the 22nd straight […]

SUNDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Sunday’s public White House schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORSUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2020   PDT  5:00AM                      Out-of-Town Pool Call Time  8:40AM                      THE PRESIDENT departs RON Location en route to International Church of Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV Out-of-Town Travel Pool  8:55AM                      THE PRESIDENT arrives at the International Church of Las Vegas Las […]

STATUS CHECK – GUESS WHICH CAMPAIGN FRIDAY CHANTED ‘CNN SUCKS’

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Friday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes. ·        President Trump’s campaign Friday night marched on, in Macon, Georgia. Pool reporter Rob Crilly who works for the Washington Examiner, described the scene: “It was dark by the time POTUS took the stage […]

SATURDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Saturday’s public White House schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORSATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2020 EDT  12:30PM                     In-House Pool Call Time 1:45PM                      Out-of-Town Pool Call Time  2:30PM                     THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews North Portico In-Town Travel Pool  2:55PM                     THE PRESIDENT arrives at Joint Base Andrews Joint Base Andrews Out-of-Town Travel […]

DATA PREVIEW: LOW RATES, HURRICANE AND FIRE DAMAGE LIFT HOME BUILDING

By Kevin Kastner WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The housing sector has been on a general upward trend for the last several months, fueled by record low mortgage rates. Home building and sales tumbled at the beginning of the pandemic due to uncertainty and social distancing. But the Federal Reserve’s stance of low rates for a long […]