WEEKEND WASHINGTON SCHEDULES FROM MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Saturday and Sunday schedules for the White House, Treasury, the Senate, the House as well as economic data: The White House WEEKEND GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORSATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 2021 AND SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2021 On Saturday and Sunday, the President has no public events scheduled. Saturday’s In-Town Pool Wires: AP, […]
FRIDAY WASHINGTON SCHEDULES FROM MaceNews
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Friday’s public schedules for the White House, Treasury, the Senate and the House along with U.S. data: The White House 9:00 AM EST The President and The Vice President receive the President’s Daily Brief Oval Office Closed Press 10:00 AM Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki 11:00 AM […]
WEDNESDAY WASHINGTON SCHEDULES
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Wednesday’s public White House, Treasury, House and Senate schedules: White House Schedule 9:00 AMIn-Town Pool Call TimeThe White House – In-Town Pool 9:30 AMThe President and The Vice President receive the President’s Daily BriefOval Office – Closed Press 12:15 PMPress BriefingPress Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, Special Presidential […]
PREVIEW: FOMC TO REAFFIRM EASY MONEY POLICY; EXTEND FORWARD GUIDANCE TO BOND BUYING
By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – For the Federal Reserve these days, it’s all about shaping and managing expectations – expectations for indefinite continuation of ultra-accommodative monetary policy. That effort will continue at the Fed’s Dec. 15-16 Federal Open Market Committee meeting. The FOMC heads toward its final meeting of 2020 amid very unusual circumstances […]
STATUS CHECK COMMENTARY- WHAT’S WORTH $18,818.10?
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 such shrill warnings from every side. Donald Trump is trashing democracy, says CNN. Governors imposing lockdowns and school closings are trashing democracy, says Fox News. Why doesn’t everyone acknowledge the […]
STATUS CHECK: DANCING AWAY FROM GRIM 200,000
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Tuesday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes Yes, everyone is focusing on the obscene 200,000 death toll, actually 201,800 by one count by now, just as “Status Check” did Monday night. And 33 states now seeing higher case rates again, […]
TEXT: UAE/ISRAEL ESTABLISH DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS
–Israel Agrees To Suspend Claim of Sovereignty Over West Bank WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is the text of the joint statement among the U.S., Israel and the United Arab Emirates which Thursday became the third Arab country to formally declare peace with Israel: Joint Statement of the United States, the State of Israel, and […]
STATUS CHECK: BAD VIBES ACCUMULATE RE CHINA
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Monday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes: A new week filled with echoes of last week. Weekend rioting, Chicago after midnight looted stores. A police shooting in the afternoon and mistaken rumors about that shooting was the spark. There was […]
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 […]
TBAC CHANGES TACK TO RECOMMEND BIGGER INCREASES IN LONGER MATURITIES – EXCERPT
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The private-sector Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee’s recommendations to the U.S. Treasury, in preparation for Wednesday’s quarterly refinancing announcement, now favor bigger issuance increases in longer maturities. The following is an excerpt from the TBAC report: The Committee discussed the elevated cash balance that Treasury has held in recent months and projects to […]