STATUS CHECK: HURRICANE, UNREST AND POLITICS COMPETE FOR THE SPOTLIGHT
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Wednesday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes: • The Gulf Coast Tuesday night was facing imminent and massive damage from Hurricane Laura, a category 4 storm with the possibility of becoming even more powerful before ramming the Gulf Coast between […]
WEDNESDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Wednesday’s public White House schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2020 EDT 10:00AM In-House Pool Call Time 12:15PM THE PRESIDENT receives his intelligence briefing Oval Office Closed Press 3:00PM THE PRESIDENT meets with Medical Professionals on COVID-19 Oval Office Closed Press — Content may appear […]
STATUS CHECK: CULTURE WAR MORE COMPLICATED AT GROUND LEVEL
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Tuesday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes: The conflicted national mood was well represented Tuesday, with the stark warnings from the Republican National Convention speakers the night before of what was described as a choice between “church, work and school […]
DATA FLASH: US AUGUST CONFIDENCE FALLS FURTHER AS CONCERNS GROW
–Confidence in Both Current Conditions, Expectations Drop Sharply–July New Home Sales Jump by 13.9% To 901,000 SAAR, up 36.3% Yr/Yr –Manufacturing Regional Data Mixed, But Further Services Improvement By Kevin Kastner WASHINGTON (MaceNews) -The Conference Board’s U.S. consumer confidence index fell to a reading of 84.8 in August from a downward revised 91.7 reading in […]
GERMAN BUSINESS SENTIMENT CONTINUED TO IMPROVE IN AUGUST
By Marco Babic ZURICH (MaceNews) – Business sentiment in Germany improved for the fourth consecutive month in August as both current conditions and expectations for the situation in the next six months rose. The Ifo Index of Business Sentiment rose to 92.6 in August, slightly above the median forecast of 92.4 in an Econoday survey […]
TUESDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Tuesday’s public White House schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2020 EDT 10:00AM In-House Pool Call Time 10:30PM THE PRESIDENT attends the First Lady’s Remarks to the 2020 Republican National Convention Rose Garden Expanded In-House Pool — […]
IFO GERMAN BUSINESS SENTIMENT EXPECTED TO IMPROVE AGAIN
By Marco Babic ZURICH(MaceNews) – German business sentiment is seen improving for a fourth consecutive month in August, according to the median forecast for the closely followed Ifo Business Sentiment Index. Sentiment is expected to rise to 92.4 in August from 90.5 in July, according to the median of forecasters surveyed by Econoday, with responses ranging […]
MONDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Monday’s public White House schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORMONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2020 In-Town PoolWires: AP, Reuters, BloombergWire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP, NYTTV Corr & Crew: FOXPrint: Roll CallRadio: Talk Media News Out-of-Town PoolWires: AP, Reuters, BloombergWire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP, NYTTV Corr & Crew: FOXPrint: Washington TimesRadio: […]
SATURDAY/SUNDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is the public White House schedule for Saturday and Sunday: WEEKEND GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORSATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 2020, THROUGH SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2020 Saturday, August 22, 2020 EDT 7:30AM In-House Pool Call Time 7:00PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY participate in a reception celebrating the White House Rose Garden Rose […]
DATA PREVIEW: STIMULUS GRIDLOCK, COVID CUTS INTO CONFIDENCE
By Kevin Kastner WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The inability to pass new stimulus measures in the face of rising COVID-19 cases likely had a dampening effect on consumer confidence in August, even as interest rates have hit rock-bottom, gasoline prices are low and with the U.S. stock markets to a large extent having eclipsed their pre-COVID […]