WHITE HOUSE WATCH COMMENTARY: ‘OPERATION WARP SPEED’ AND THE CONTACT TRACERS
By Denny Gulino WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – Like everything having to do with Covid-19, the U.S. will likely be way late in having enough contact tracers in place, ready to pounce on every new case of infection to isolate those who spent some time close to anyone tested positive. Listening Thursday to New York Gov. Andrew […]
DATA FLASH: US 1ST QTR GDP CONTRACTS BY 4.8%; PCE PLUNGES ON SOCIAL DISTANCING
–Business Investment Hit by COVID Impact, Residential Investment Soared –Imports -15.3%; Price Index +1.3% By Kevin Kastner WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The U.S. economy contracted in the first quarter, as growth in January and February was more than wiped out by business shutdowns late in March, a trend that will likely carry over into the second […]
DATA FLASH: US APRIL CONFIDENCE FELL FURTHER, BUT EXPECTATIONS IMPROVE
By Kevin Kastner WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The Conference Board’s U.S. consumer confidence index Tuesday fell to a reading of 86.9 in April from a downward revised 118.8 reading in March, as business and employment conditions deteriorated rapidly due to the COVID-19 shutdown. And while the assessment of current conditions posted their largest one-month decline in […]
BUSINESS ECONOMISTS GRAPPLE WITH OUTLOOK, TRY TO CATCH UP WITH DETERIORATION
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The National Association for Business Economics Monday published its latest survey of business conditions and 107 of its members concluded that the outlook has been clouded so much by the pandemic that there are few definitive conclusions at this early stage. The NABE’s averaged survey results showed a severe economic dislocation yet […]
WHITE HOUSE WATCH COMMENTARY: JUNGLE DRUMS IN THE DISTANCE SOUND LIKE TROUBLE
By Denny Gulino WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – You can feel the rumble of distant war drums even before you can hear them, in the nation’s capital of all places, as the Trump administration faces a renewed wave of criticism – just as it might, finally, be least deserved. “Might” could be a leap, because there is […]
WHITE HOUSE WATCH COMMENTARY: SOMETHING OFF KILTER IN A SHAKY WEEK
By Denny Gulino WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – There were moments in the week just past when everything made sense, virus deaths were leveling in many areas including the New York City metro, the government’s efforts to massively ramp up the acquisition and production of medical gear were on track and the markets were moderately positive. The […]
WHITE HOUSE WATCH COMMENTARY: TIME A FLUID CONCEPT IN WORLD OF VIRUS
By Denny Gulino WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The corona virus particle is identical around the world as is the basic physiology of the human organism it has evolved to use as a host and yet the reaction to its arrival and spread are so different and along timelines that can vary by months. Australia announced Thursday […]
WHITE HOUSE WATCH COMMENTARY: ROGUE GOV CHALLENGES WHT HSE, CHAPTER TWO
By Denny Gulino WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – In this episode the carefully wrought White House guidelines for how to bring the U.S. economy back to life in the midst of a pandemic are still challenged by a rogue governor, but all is not the same as in the Tuesday night installment. To recap, the question posed […]
TEXAS ENERGY REGULATOR DELAYS OIL PRODUCTION VOTE UNTIL MAY 5
—Wants Time To Assess Legal Risks, Potential Industry Impact By Brai Odion-Esene, SW4 Insight, for Mace News WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – A divided Texas Railroad Commission Tuesday postponed its vote on limiting oil production in the nation’s largest oil-producing state, with the majority preferring to conduct additional due diligence and avoid potential legal minefields. “We need […]
IHME: VIRUS DEATHS MAY HAVE PEAKED TWO DAYS AGO; SOME OPENINGS POSSIBLE MAY 4
–Vermont, West Virginia, Montana, and Hawaii May See Early Reopening –Iowa, N/South Dakota, Nebraska, Utah, Arkansas, Oklahoma May Need to Wait Until Late June/Early July. WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is the text of a summary of state-by-state analysis of Covid-19 spread and infection rates published Friday afternoon byone of the leading analysis projects, that […]