STATUS CHECK: SIGNALS SENT, WITH SIGNINGS – AND ROCKETS

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Tuesday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes A lot of signaling embedded in the day’s news, starting with the signing of three documents at the White House, formally committing Bahrain,  the UAE and Israel to open embassies in each other’s […]

BofA GLOBAL MANAGERS’ SURVEY: STILL UPBEAT RE WORLD GROWTH PROSPECT; BULLISH EQUITIES

— Inflation Fears Persist By Vicki Schmelzer NEW YORK (MaceNews) – Global investors polled in September remained upbeat about world growth prospects and bullish towards equities, according to the findings of BofA Global Research’s monthly fund manager survey, released Tuesday.    This month, a net 84% of fund managers looked for global growth to strengthen […]

DATA FLASH: US INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION SUGGEST RECOVERY SLOWING

–Industrial Production Up Only 0.4%, Motor Vehicle Production Falls 3.7%–Manufacturing Production Up 1.0%, Rises 1.4% Excluding Motor Vehicles–Utilities Production Fall By 0.4%, Mining Drops 2.5% After Two Gains–Empire State Index Rises to 17.0 in September from 3.7 in August By Kevin Kastner WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – Industrial production posted another gain in August, continuing the string […]

GERMAN ECONOMIC SENTIMENT IMPROVED AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER, BEATS EXPECTATIONS

ZURICH (MaceNews)  – The economic outlook for Germany improved again in September as both economic sentiment and current conditions rose more than analysts had expected, even in the face of rising COVID-19 cases. The ZEW Indicator which measures the outlook for economic sentiment over six months improved 5.9 points in September to 77.4. This was […]

STATUS CHECK: ALL THE NEWS THAT FITS, REGARDLESS

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Monday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes The beginning of the week and instead of a nice orderly prioritization of the day’s key events, a mélange of the sometimes sober, sometimes hard to believe, sometimes truly absurd happenings that were […]

FOMC PREPARES FOR FIRST MEETING IN NEW MONETARY FRAMEWORK ERA

By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – There was very little chance the Federal Reserve was going to raise interest rates anytime soon but, just to make sure, the Fed’s rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee gave itself a dual justification for holding rates down indefinitely with the new monetary policy framework it announced on Aug. 27 […]

SATURDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Saturday’s public White House schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORSATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2020 EDT  12:00PM                      In-House Pool Call Time 2:30PM                       Out-of-Town Pool Call Time  12:50PM                      THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route to Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C. South Portico In-Town Travel Pool  12:55PM                      THE PRESIDENT arrives at Trump International […]

STATUS CHECK: THEN AND NOW, A DAY THAT SHOWS AMERICA TO ITSELF

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Friday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes: Friday night and another typical week passes into history, but not before President Trump compared himself to Winston Churchill. He said he was not lying. He was advising the country to, “Keep calm […]

DATA PREVIEW: IS IT TOO EARLY TO CARE ABOUT 2023?

By Kevin Kastner WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The upcoming week’s key events are concentrated into the middle of the week, with Wednesday’s FOMC meeting the highlight. While it is doubtful that the meeting will produce anything earth-shattering, it should confirm the shift in attention toward improving the employment situation and supporting the economic recovery rather than […]

FOMC PREPARES FOR FIRST MEETING IN NEW MONETARY FRAMEWORK ERA

By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – There was very little chance the Federal Reserve was going to raise interest rates anytime soon but, just to make sure, the Fed’s rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee gave itself a dual justification for holding rates down indefinitely with the new monetary policy framework it announced on Aug. 27 […]