WHITE HOUSE WATCH: MKTS HOPE NO NEWS ON CHINA IS GOOD NEWS
By Denny Gulino THE WHITE HOUSE (MaceNews) – Yes, there were calls with China officials the White House insists, as the clock ticks toward the Sunday imposition of the first phase of higher tariffs on many China products. China officials on Wednesday still withheld confirmation of any talks, either telephone calls in the past or […]
WHITE HOUSE WATCH UPDATE: WAITING FOR TRUMP TO BACK OFF OR AFFIRM SUNDAY’S TARIFFS
By Denny Gulino THE WHITE HOUSE (MaceNews) – President Donald Trump kept his tweets coming Tuesday afternoon, again slamming the Federal Reserve while staying away from the topic of China as he has since returning from the weekend in France. One of the other Trumps – “live” Trump – had repeatedly declared China’s Xi Jinping […]
WHITE HOUSE WATCH UPDATE: G7 ALLAYS CHINA FEARS – AT LEAST UNTIL NEXT TWEETS
–Trump Resumes Tweets From Air Force One, But No China By Denny Gulino THE WHITE HOUSE (MaceNews) – As markets listened to President Trump’s serial news conferences from Biarritz Monday morning, first with India Prime Minister Narendra Modi, then with French President Emmanuel Macron and finally by himself, the skepticism about those impending talks with […]
JACKSON HOLE: POWELL STAYS NONCOMMITTAL ON FURTHER RATE CUTS
By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – Ever since the Federal Reserve’s policymaking Federal Open Market Committee cut interest rates modestly for the first time in 11 years on July 31, financial markets have been eagerly waiting to see what Chairman Jerome Powell’s monetary policy posture would be three weeks later at the Fed’s annual Jackson […]
FED’S POWELL: FIXATED ON DATA POINTS IN ‘EVENTFUL’ PRELUDE TO FOMC
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – Key excerpts of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole speech Friday, “Challenges for Monetary Policy” with boldfaced emphasis added: People who live and work in low- and middle-income communities tell us that this job market is the best anyone can recall. We increasingly hear reports that employers are training workers who […]
FOMC MINUTES SHOW NO PROMISE OF MORE RATE CUTS
–Wanted to Avoid ‘Any Appearance of Following Pre-Set Course’ –Meandering Discussion Struggles for Consensus; Saw ‘Absence of Clarity’ –‘Uncertainty’ and ‘Uncertainties’ Make Frequent Appearances By Denny Gulino WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The view that the top Federal Reserve policymakers are as confused as everyone else in an environment of sharply conflicting signals – strong domestic jobs […]
CANADIAN CONSUMER PRICE GAIN AT 2%; M/M +0.5%
by Gordon Isfeld OTTAWA (MaceNews) – Canada’s consumer price index rose by 2.0% in July on a year-over-year basis, the same pace of gains as the previous month, with food and shelter costs fueling much of the increases. The CPI reading on Wednesday was better than expected, with the key reading unchanged last month – and […]
JULY CPI’S POP QUICKLY KNOCKED INTO IRRELEVANCE AS MKTS MOVE
–July CPI Core +0.3%; Y/Y +2.2% By Denny Gulino WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – Tuesday’s CPI pop, an excursion a tenth higher than the inflation comfort level, had no sooner depressed stock futures than the White House signaled a major softening of the impending tariff attack on China, igniting an explosion of share prices and halting the […]
FED’S BULLARD: NEED TO WAIT, SEE IF MORE EASING NEEDED
By Steven K. Beckner WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard said Tuesday the Fed “took out insurance” against trade-related risks to the economy by cutting interest rates last week and must now determine if more credit easing is needed.. In cutting rates, Bullard told the National Economics Club the central […]
FED’S BRAINARD AS STOCKS PLUNGE: ‘COMMITTED TO SUSTAINING THE EXPANSION
By Denny Gulino KANSAS CITY (MaceNews) – Federal Reserve Gov. Lael Brainard, as the Dow industrials were plunging to a loss of more than 800 points Monday, reiterated that the Fed “is committed to sustaining the expansion” and that the market developments are bineg monitored closely for any implications for future policy. Answering questions from […]