Thursday Washington Schedules from MaceNews

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Thursday’s public schedules for the White House, Treasury, the Capitol and for upcoming economic data: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2021  In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Situation Room. This meeting will […]

Fed’s Powell Again Signals No Rush to Taper Asset Purchases

By Steven K. Beckner Want to See ‘Actual Progress’ Toward Employment, Inflation Goals Downplays Inflation, Financial Stability, Dollar Risks (MaceNews) – Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell again Wednesday signaled that the Fed will maintain its ultra-easy monetary policy stance unabated for the foreseeable future. Powell, testifying for a second straight day on the Fed’s semiannual […]

Wednesday Washington Schedules from MaceNews

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Wednesday’s public schedules for the White House, Treasury, the Capitol and for upcoming economic data: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2021  In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office. This meeting will be closed press. In the […]

Fed’s Powell: Fed Will Be ‘Patient’ About Lessening Monetary Support for the Recovery

By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell pledged Tuesday the Fed will move “patiently” and with plenty of advance notice before it firms monetary policy. Powell, testifying before the Senate Banking Committee on the Fed’s semi-annual Monetary Policy Report to Congress, downplayed risks of excessive inflation and financial instability. He largely […]

Tuesday Washington Schedules from MaceNews

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Tuesday’s public schedules for the White House, Treasury, the Capitol and for upcoming economic data: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2021  In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office. This meeting will […]

Friday Washington Schedules From MaceNews

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Friday’s public schedules for the White House, Treasury, the Capitol and for upcoming economic data: The White House DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2021  In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office. This meeting will be closed press. After, the […]

Japan Jan CPI Y/Y Drop Shrinks on Suspended Travel Discounts Amid Pandemic

— Lower Energy Costs Remain Key Factor Behind Weak Consumer Prices By Max Sato (MaceNews) – The energy-led downtrend in Japanese consumer prices eased substantially in January as the government suspended discounts on leisure traveling amid surging new coronavirus cases, data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication released Friday showed. The improvement was […]

Thursday’s Washington Schedules from MaceNews

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Thursday’s public schedules for the White House, Treasury, the Capitol and for upcoming economic data: The White House  DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2021  In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office. This meeting will […]

FOMC Minutes: ‘Likely Take Some Time’ For ‘Substantial Further Progress’ To Taper QE

–‘Economy Still Far From’ Fed’s Employment, Inflation Goals –Must ‘Clearly Communicate’ ‘Well in Advance’ of LSAPs Tapering –‘Important To Abstract’ from ‘Temporary’ Factors Pushing Up Inflation By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – Federal Reserve officials seemingly were looking far down the road when thinking about slowing the pace of asset purchases at their Jan. 26-27 […]