BANK OF CANADA WARNS TRADE WORRIES HITTING ECONOMY

By Gordon Isfeld OTTAWA (MaceNews) – Global economic tension amid ongoing trade disputes, in particular the growing conflict between the United States and China, has led to weaker business investment overall, the Bank of Canada warned Wednesday. “Canada’s economy is operating close to potential and inflation is on target,” the country`s central bank said in its […]

FED’S WILLIAMS: ‘MORE WORK TO DO’ BEFORE FED DECIDES NEXT POLICY STEP

By Tony Mace NEW YORK (MaceNews) – Federal Reserve policy-makers are not yet ready to decide their next policy move, and their thinking hinges on domestic data and global economic conditions, New York Fed President John Williams said Wednesday. “We still have a lot of work to do – there’s more data, including the employment […]

BOSTON FED CHIEF: ‘NOT OVERLY WORRIED’ ABOUT US ECONOMY

By Scott Van Voorhis EASTON, Mass. (MaceNews) – Shrugging off stock market turbulence and a deepening trade war, Boston Federal Reserve Bank President Eric Rosengren is taking a bullish view of the health of the national economy. While Fed officials are keeping a close eye on potential recession indicators, Rosengren said he is fairly comfortable […]

WEDNESDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is the public schedule for the White House on Wednesday: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2019 EDT 9:00AM                     In-House Pool Call Time 11:30AM                     THE PRESIDENT receives a Hurricane Dorian update Oval Office Closed Press 12:45PM                     THE PRESIDENT has lunch with the Secretary of State Private Dining Room […]

TUESDAY’S HOUSE WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Tuesday’s public schedule from the White House: EDT 9:00AM                    In-House Pool Call Time 11:45AM                  THE PRESIDENT receives his intelligence briefing Oval Office Closed Press 3:30PM                     THE PRESIDENT meets with the Secretary of Defense Oval Office Closed Press ###   The White House · 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW · Washington, […]

MONDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) –  The following is the public schedule issued by the White House for Monday:   DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2019 LOCAL/EDT 8:00AM                     In-House Pool Call Time THE PRESIDENT does not have any public events on his schedule. ###   The White House · 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW · […]

SATURDAY/SUNDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is the public schedule of White House events for Saturday and Sunday:   Saturday, August 31, 2019 EDT 7:30AM             In-House Pool Call Time 4:00PM             THE PRESIDENT receives a Hurricane Dorian briefing Camp David Closed Press Sunday, September 1, 2019 EDT […]

EXPORTS LIFT CANADA GDP IN SECOND QUARTER

By Gordon Isfeld OTTAWA (MaceNews) – The Canadian economy exceeded analysts’ expectations for a strong second-quarter gain, following weaker — but still positive — output growth in the first three months of 2019, but the stage remains set for a possible interest rate cut if threats to global output persist. Canada’s gross domestic product grew by 0.9 per […]

FRIDAY’S WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE

  WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – Friday’s public White House Schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 2019 EDT 10:00AM                     In-House Pool Call Time 11:30AM                     THE PRESIDENT receives his intelligence briefing Oval Office Closed Press 12:30PM                     THE PRESIDENT has lunch with the Secretary of State Private Dining Room Closed Press 5:30PM                     THE PRESIDENT departs the […]