MONDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Monday’s public White House schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORMONDAY, AUGUST 10, 2020  EDT  11:00AM                             In-House Pool Call Time  12:30PM                          THE PRESIDENT has lunch with the Vice President Private Dining Room Closed Press  2:00PM                          THE PRESIDENT receives his intelligence briefing Oval Office Closed Press Briefing Schedule 1:00PM                          Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany holds a briefing James S. Brady Briefing […]

TRUMP SIGNS 4 EXEC ORDERS, DEFERRING PAYROLL TAX, EXTENDING EVICTIONS MORATORIUM

By Denny Gulino WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – Combining campaign promises with executive orders of questionable legality, President Trump Saturday said he is deferring payroll tax collections  through the end of the year for pay of $100,00 or less and if re-elected, will “terminate” the tax. In his second televised appearance at his Bedminster, N.J. golf resort […]

SATURDAY’S WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Saturday’s public White House schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORSATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 2020  EDT 2:30PM                    In-House Pool Call Time  4:35PM                       THE PRESIDENT departs Bedminster, NJ, en route to Southampton, NY Bedminster, NJ     Closed Press  5:35PM                       THE PRESIDENT arrives at Southampton Landing Zone Southampton, NY     Out-of-Town Travel Pool  5:45PM                       THE PRESIDENT departs Southampton Landing […]

BOE DEFENDS FORECASTS AS AGENTS QUERY OPTIMISTIC ASSUMPTIONS

By Laurie Laird LONDON (MaceNews) – Top Bank of England officials Friday reiterated the downside risks to forecasts of a smart economic rebound under questioning from the BoE’s regional representatives about the Bank’s baseline forecasting assumptions.  The central forecast released Thursday “is sensible,” albeit with “very substantial” downside risk, said Governor Andrew Bailey, addressing a […]

DATA FLASH: US JULY PAYROLLS RISE BY 1.76 MLN, UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 10.2%

-COVID-Hit Sectors Lead Gain; Hourly Earnings Up 0.2%, Up 4.8% Year/Year By Kevin Kastner WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The July employment report reflected continued improvement in the economy, but the rate at which the U.S. is digging out the hole it fell into in March and April clearly slowed. That recovery is likely to be hindered […]

STATUS CHECK: HOLD HANDS AND REPEAT: YES, THERE WILL BE VIRUS RELIEF LEGISLATION

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Thursday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes: Now at the top of the agenda, the negotiations that went another three hours, breaking up at a late hour in House Speaker Pelosi’s office on that legislation restoring some kind of enhanced […]

DATA FLASH: US INITIAL CLAIMS DECLINE, BUT OUTLOOK REMAINS UNCLEAR

––Initial Claims -249,000 to 1.186 Mln, Lowest Under COVID But Still Brisk–-Challenger Reports Layoffs Jump in July on COVID-19 Resurgence By Kevin Kastner WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – As Congress debates the fate of the extended jobless claims program, initial claims fell by 249,000 in the August 1 week to a level of 1.186 million, well below the […]

BOE HOLDS POLICY, KEEPS SUB-ZERO RATES UNDER REVIEW DESPITE CONSUMER RECOVERY

— Bank predicts 18% gain in Q3 GDP By Laurie Laird LONDON (MaceNews) – The Bank of England maintained its current policy stance at its latest rate setting meeting, but admitted that negative interest rates remain under review, despite forecasting a sharp economic rebound in the third quarter. Bank forecasters predict an 18% surge in […]

THURSDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Thursday’s public White House schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 2020 EDT 9:00AM                     In-House Pool Call Time 10:30AM                   Out-of-Town Pool Call Time 11:35AM                     THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews South Lawn In-House Pool 11:45AM                     THE PRESIDENT arrives at Joint Base Andrews Joint […]

STATUS CHECK: THE IN-BETWEEN WORLD OF SLOWDOWN-REBOUND

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Wednesday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes: ·       Another day in that indeterminate area between slowdown and rebound, between the alternate universes with President Trump in his evening briefing in his world, the one in which the virus is being controlled, […]