SATURDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Saturday’s public White House schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORSATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2020 EDT  10:00PM                     In-House Pool Call Time 7:00AM                      Out-of-Town Pool Call Time  9:15AM                      THE PRESIDENT departs Palm Beach, FL, en route to West Palm Beach, FL Palm Beach, FL Out-of-Town Travel Pool   9:25AM                      THE PRESIDENT arrives at Early […]

DATA PREVIEW: GDP WILL REBOUND FOR Q3, BUT NOT NEARLY ENOUGH

By Kevin Kastner WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – After the 31.4% plunge in second quarter GDP, there is no doubt that economic growth partially rebounded in the third quarter, data to be released Thursday will show. Consumption, home building and business activity all improved drastically from the lockdown-period of the previous quarter. But it will be a […]

JAPAN GOVERNMENT SEES CONSUMPTION PICKUP; OVERALL ECONOMIC VIEW STAYS CAUTIOUS

By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan’s government on Friday upgraded its assessment of private consumption for the first time in three months after downgrading it only last month, while maintaining its cautious view of overall domestic economic health amid a global spike in coronavirus cases. The government Cabinet Office report described the current state of […]

STATUS CHECK – THE DEBATE AS SEEN THROUGH DIFFERENT FILTERS

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Thursday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes. ·        The transfixing Presidential Debate was an actual event now fixed in history forever and yet it was seen as completely different things through the eyes and ears somehow transformed into filters by […]

FRIDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Friday’s public White House schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2020 EDT  11:00AM                   In-House Pool Call Time 12:20PM                   Out-of-Town Pool Call Time  1:30PM                      THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews South Lawn In-House Pool   1:40PM                      THE PRESIDENT arrives at Joint Base Andrews Joint Base Andrews Out-of-Town Travel […]

JAPAN SEPT CORE CPI -0.3% Y/Y VS. AUG -0.4% ON SMALLER HOTEL FEE DROPS

–BOJ Sees Core Price Drop Continuing By Max Sato (MaceNews) – The global pandemic continued to depress Japanese consumer prices in September as economic activity remained restrained amid slower declines in energy costs, but the year-on-year decline was slightly smaller than expected in light of less drastic cuts in tourism prices, data from the Ministry […]

DATA FLASH: U.S. SEPTEMBER EXISTING HOME SALES, PRICES SURGE

–Existing Home Sales +9.4% to a 6.54 Million Rate, High Since May 2006 By Kevin Kastner WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – U.S. existing home sales advanced further in September, hitting the highest point since May 2006. National Association of Realtors Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said Thursdsay that it was “another spectacular month” for sales and prices but […]

THURSDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Thursday’s public White House schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2020 EDT  10:00AM                     In-House Pool Call Time 11:35AM                     Out-of-Town Pool Call Time  12:40PM                     THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews South Lawn In-House Pool  12:50PM                     THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive at […]

STATUS CHECK – BRACED FOR A PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE – ABOUT FAMILY

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Wednesday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes. ·        The dearth of much actual news on the day before the final presidential debate was a challenge for news producers everywhere Wednesday. Barack Obama began campaigning on the ground for Joe Biden […]

FED’S BEIGE BK: AS-EXPECTED ‘SLIGHT TO MODEST’ EXPANSION

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The Federal Reserve’s latest Beige Book survey of economic activity through the 12 regional bank districts Wednesday found little evidence of any V-shaped recovery, instead seeing “slight to modest” improvements in most regions. Assembled by the St. Louis Fed, the survey prepared for the next Federal Open Market Committee meeting Nov. 4-5 […]