MONDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Monday’s public White House schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORMONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2020 EDT  10:00AM                      In-House Pool Call Time  1:15PM                        THE PRESIDENT has lunch with the Vice President Private Dining Room Closed Press  3:00PM                        THE PRESIDENT meets with the Attorney General and the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Oval Office Closed […]

SATURDAY/SUNDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is the public White House schedule for Saturday and Sunday: WEEKEND GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORSATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 2020, THROUGH SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2020 Saturday, August 29, 2020 EDT 8:00AM           In-House Pool Call Time 8:00AM           Out-of-Town Pool Call Time  10:00AM           THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews  West […]

STATUS CHECK: FROM JACOB BLAKE TO CHADWICK BOZEMAN, A WEEK TO REMEMBER – AND FORGET

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Friday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes: A week filled with news is over. No more apocalyptic-themed Republican National Convention. The ghost of Hurricane Laura is cutting across the Washington-to-Philadelphia area toward the Atlantic. The Federal Reserve has formalized its […]

DATA PREVIEW: AUGUST PAYROLLS, HURRICANE LAURA TOP OF MIND

By Kevin Kastner WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The impact of Hurricane Laura, which ripped through the Gulf Region on Thursday and is carving its way up the middle of the U.S. as we speak, will be felt in the weekly initial claims and rig count data next week and could also affect retail sales and other […]

DATA FLASH: US JULY PERSONAL INCOME TICKS UP, PCE GROWTH SLOWS

-US July Personal Income +0.4% After -1.0% in June, Savings Rate 17.8%-Nominal PCE +1.9%, Real PCE +1.6%; Core Prices Rise 0.3%-Real PCE Tracking 36.6% SAAR Above Second Quarter Average-Chicago PMI Trims to 51.2 in August from 51.9 in July-August Michigan Sentiment Revised Up to 74.1, Ahead of 72.5 in July By Kevin Kastner WASHINGTON (MaceNews) […]

BOE’S BAILEY: BANK UNDERESTIMATED ITS FIRE POWER; SEES AMPLE ASSETS IF EXPANDED QE NEEDED

By Laurie Laird LONDON (MaceNews) – The Bank of England underestimated the tools at its disposal in the event of a Covid-sized crisis and sees an ample supply of financial assets should the economy require further quantitative easing. “It looks from today’s vantage point that we were too cautious about our remaining firepower pre-Covid,” said Bank […]

FRIDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Friday’s public White House schedule: DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2020 EDT 11:00AM                      In-House Pool Call Time 2:00PM                        Out-of-Town Pool Call Time 2:30PM                      THE PRESIDENT receives a briefing on Hurricane Laura Oval Office Closed Press 3:50PM                      THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route […]

STATUS CHECK: DODGING THE HURRICANE BULLET; ACCEPTING NOMINATION

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Thursday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes: In the words of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott the Gulf Coast region as well as the northern path inland of Hurricane Laura “dodged a bullet” Thursday with the storm a shade less powerful […]

ECB CHIEF ECONOMIST HINTS AT FURTHER EURO ZONE STIMULUS

By Laurie Laird LONDON (MaceNews) – The European Central Bank may be forced to enact further extraordinary measures to lift inflation toward its target following the shock of the coronavirus, according to the Bank’s chief economist Thursday. “For the ECB to deliver on its mandate [the bank may resort] to additional monetary stimulus,” Lane told […]

ANALYSIS: FED CAN NOW HAVE FULL-THROATED RECOVERY FOCUS ON JOBS

By Denny Gulino WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The pandemic’s destruction of U.S. employment was not the trigger for the new Federal Reserve policy framework, in the works long before the virus hit. However the jobs crisis is a perfectly appropriate context for the focus on employment. That focus had already become the hallmark of the Jay […]