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WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Tuesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as U.S. economic data
| DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2024 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. Then, the President will deliver the keynote address at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Annual Days of Remembrance ceremony. The departure from the South Grounds and arrival to the U.S. Capitol will be covered by the in-town travel pool. After, the President will return to the White House. The departure from the U.S. Capitol and arrival to the South Grounds will be covered by the in-town travel pool. In the afternoon, the President will host President Klaus Iohannis of Romania for a meeting. This meeting in the Oval Office will have an in-house pool spray at the top. In-Town Pool Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP, NYT TV Corr & Crew: ABC Print: Newsday Radio: AURN EDT 9:00 AM In-Town Pool Call Time 9:00 AM THE PRESIDENT receives the President’s Daily Brief Closed Press 11:10 AM THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route to the U.S. Capitol South Grounds In-Town Travel Pool (Gather 10:55 AM – Palm Room Doors) 11:30 AM THE PRESIDENT delivers the keynote address at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Annual Days of Remembrance ceremony in Washington, D.C. U.S. Capitol In-Town Travel Pool 1:30 PM THE PRESIDENT hosts President Klaus Iohannis of Romania for a meeting Oval Office In-House Pool Spray (Gather 1:15 PM- Brady Press Briefing Room) Briefing Schedule 2:00 PM Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre |
TREASURY DEPT
Tuesday – Secretary Yellen will speak at the AANHPI Economic Summit at the Tsy Dept.
STATE DEPT
Tuesday – Secretary Blinken is on travel to California and Guatemala from May 6-7, 2024.
9:00 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken meets with Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
(POOLED CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP)
9:45 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken participates in the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection Ministerial Family Photo in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
(POOLED PRESS COVERAGE)
10:00 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken attends the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection Ministerial Meeting in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
(POOLED CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP)
Headquarters press briefings, when held on weekdays, occur around 1:15p ET and are livestreamed at State.gov. The transcript of Monday’s briefing is at: https://www.state.gov/briefings/department-press-briefing-may-6-2024/
USTR
Tuesday – United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai has no public engagements.
US HOUSE
Tuesday – Back at 10aET
US SENATE
Tuesday – 3:00 p.m.: Convene and proceed to executive session to resume consideration of the nomination of Donna Ann Welton, of New York, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste.
UPCOMING US, JAPAN, CANADA ECONOMIC REPORTS AND FEDERAL RESERVE EVENTS
Tuesday, May 7 – 10a ET Canada Ivey purchasing managers index
Tuesday, May 7– 11:30a ET Fed’s Kashkari at Milken Institute
Tuesday, May 7– 13:00 ET US Treasury 3-year note auction
Tuesday, May 7– 15:00 ET US consumer credit
Tuesday, May 7– 16:30 ET US API weekly oil inventories
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Wednesday, May 8 – 7a ET US Mortgage Bankers Assoc mortgage applications
Wednesday, May 8 – 10a ET US wholesale inventories
Wednesday, May 8 – 10:30a ET US EIA petroleum status
Wednesday, May 8 – 11a ET Fed’s Jefferson at Fed on careers in economics
Wednesday, May 8 – 11:45a ET Fed’s Collins at MIT
Wednesday, May 8 – 12:30 ET Atlanta Fed GDP Now
Wednesday, May 8 – 13:00 ET US Treasury 10-year note auction
Wednesday, May 8 – 13:30 ET Fed’s Cook on financial stability at Brookings
Wednesday, May 8 – 19:50 ET Japan BOJ Summary of Opinions
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Thursday, May 9 – 7a ET UK Bank of England policy announcement and policy report
Thursday, May 9 – 8:30a ET US jobless claims
Thursday, May 9 – 10:30a ET US EIA natural gas stocks
Thursday, May 9 – 12:00 ET US Freddie Mac mortgage rates
Thursday, May 9 – 13:00 ET US Treasury 30-year bond auction
Thursday, May 9 – 14:00 ET Fed’s Daly at George Mason Univ.
Thursday, May 9 – 16:30 ET US Fed weekly balance sheet
Thursday, May 9 – 19:30 ET Japan household spending
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Friday, May 10 – 8:30a ET Canada employment
Friday, May 10 – 9a ET Fed’s Bowman on financial stability at Texas Bankers Assoc.
Friday, May 10 – 10a ET US consumer sentiment
Friday, May 10 – 12:45 ET Fed’s Goolsbee at Economic Club of Minnesota
Friday, May 10 – 13:00 ET US Baker Hughes oil rigs
Friday, May 10 – 13:30 ET Fed’s Barr commencement speech at American Univ.
Friday, May 10 – 14:00 ET US Treasury monthly budget statement
Friday, May 10 – 14:45 ET US Financial Stability Oversight Council holds open meeting at US Treasury
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WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Monday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as U.S. economic data
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, MAY 6, 2024 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. Then, the President will depart Wilmington, Delaware and return to the White House. The departure from Delaware Air National Guard Base, New Castle, Delaware and the arrival at Joint Base Andrews will be covered by the out-of-town pool. The arrival to the South Lawn will be open press. In the afternoon, the President will present the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy to the United States Military Academy Army Black Knights at the White House. This event will be pooled for TV and open to pre-credentialed media. Then, the President will have lunch with King Abdullah II of Jordan. This meeting will be closed press. Later, the President and the First Lady will host a Cinco de Mayo reception in the Rose Garden. This event will be open to pre-credentialed media. Out-of-Town Pool Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP, NYT TV Corr & Crew: CBS Print: WSJ In-Town Pool Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP, NYT TV Corr & Crew: NBC Print: National Journal Radio: AP EDT 8:25 AM Out-of-Town Pool Call Time 9:00 AM In-Town Pool Call Time 9:00 AM THE PRESIDENT receives the President’s Daily Brief Closed Press 10:05 AM THE PRESIDENT departs Wilmington, Delaware en route to Joint Base Andrews Delaware Air National Guard Base Out-of-Town Pool 10:50 AM THE PRESIDENT departs Joint Base Andrews en route to the White House Joint Base Andrews Out-of-Town Pool 11:00 AM THE PRESIDENT arrives at the White House South Lawn Open Press (Gather 10:45 AM — Palm Room Doors) 12:00 PM THE PRESIDENT presents the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy to the United States Military Academy Army Black Knights at the White House East Room Pre-Credentialed Media & Pooled for TV (Pre-set 9:30 AM, Gather 11:45 AM — Palm Room Doors) 1:00 PM THE PRESIDENT has lunch with King Abdullah II of Jordan Private Dining Room Closed Press 5:15 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY host a Cinco de Mayo reception at the White House Rose Garden Pre-Credentialed Media (Gather 5:00 PM — Palm Room Doors) Briefing Schedule 1:30 PM Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre |
TREASURY DEPT
Monday – At 2:00 PM ET, Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen, as Managing Trustee of the Board of Trustees of the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds, will convene Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, Acting Labor Secretary Julie A. Su, and Social Security Commissioner Martin O’Malley for a virtual meeting. This meeting is closed press.
STATE DEPT
Monday – Secretary Blinken is on travel to California and Guatemala from May 6-7, 2024.
9:30 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken meets with biotech experts in Menlo Park, California.
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11:30 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken meets with quantum technology experts in San Francisco, California.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
3:50 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken delivers a keynote speech at the RSA Conference 2024 in San Francisco, California.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE FOR PRE-CREDENTIALED MEDIA)
The Secretary’s speech will be streamed live on the Department homepage and YouTube Channel.
Headquarters press briefings, when held on weekdays, occur around 1:15p ET and are livestreamed at State.gov.
USTR
Monday – United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will meet with Colombia’s Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Germán Umaña and Colombia’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Aurelio Iragorri Valencia. This virtual meeting is closed press.
US HOUSE
Monday – Back at noon ETT
US SENATE
Monday – Out. Back Tuesday at3:00 p.m.: Convene and proceed to executive session to resume consideration of the nomination of Donna Ann Welton, of New York, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste.
UPCOMING US, JAPAN, CANADA ECONOMIC REPORTS AND FEDERAL RESERVE EVENTS
Monday, May 6 – 12:50 ET Fed’s Barkin speaks at Columbia, S.C. Rotary Club
Monday, May 6 – 13:00 ET Fed’s Williams at Milken Institute
Monday, May 6 – 14:00 ET US Fed senior loan officer credit conditions survey
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Tuesday, May 7 – 10a ET Canada Ivey purchasing managers index
Tuesday, May 7– 11:30a ET Fed’s Kashkari at Milken Institute
Tuesday, May 7– 13:00 ET US Treasury 3-year note auction
Tuesday, May 7– 15:00 ET US consumer credit
Tuesday, May 7– 16:30 ET US API weekly oil inventories
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Wednesday, May 8 – 7a ET US Mortgage Bankers Assoc mortgage applications
Wednesday, May 8 – 10a ET US wholesale inventories
Wednesday, May 8 – 10:30a ET US EIA petroleum status
Wednesday, May 8 – 11a ET Fed’s Jefferson at Fed on careers in economics
Wednesday, May 8 – 11:45a ET Fed’s Collins at MIT
Wednesday, May 8 – 12:30 ET Atlanta Fed GDP Now
Wednesday, May 8 – 13:00 ET US Treasury 10-year note auction
Wednesday, May 8 – 13:30 ET Fed’s Cook on financial stability at Brookings
Wednesday, May 8 – 19:50 ET Japan BOJ Summary of Opinions
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Thursday, May 9 – 7a ET UK Bank of England policy announcement and policy report
Thursday, May 9 – 8:30a ET US jobless claims
Thursday, May 9 – 10:30a ET US EIA natural gas stocks
Thursday, May 9 – 12:00 ET US Freddie Mac mortgage rates
Thursday, May 9 – 13:00 ET US Treasury 30-year bond auction
Thursday, May 9 – 14:00 ET Fed’s Daly at George Mason Univ.
Thursday, May 9 – 16:30 ET US Fed weekly balance sheet
Thursday, May 9 – 19:30 ET Japan household spending
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Friday, May 10 – 8:30a ET Canada employment
Friday, May 10 – 9a ET Fed’s Bowman on financial stability at Texas Bankers Assoc.
Friday, May 10 – 10a ET US consumer sentiment
Friday, May 10 – 12:45 ET Fed’s Goolsbee at Economic Club of Minnesota
Friday, May 10 – 13:00 ET US Baker Hughes oil rigs
Friday, May 10 – 13:30 ET Fed’s Barr commencement speech at American Univ.
Friday, May 10 – 14:00 ET US Treasury monthly budget statement
Friday, May 10 – 14:45 ET US Financial Stability Oversight Council holds open meeting at US Treasury
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–Rightwing PM Replays Berlusconi Script with Run for Strasbourg Seat
By Silvia Marchetti
ROME (MaceNews) – Italy’s premier Giorgia Meloni has announced her candidacy in upcoming European Parliament elections, with the goal of raising support for her rightist party and boosting prospects that Mario Draghi could be named the next head of the European Commission.
At a series of nationwide events, with more scheduled in upcoming weeks in the run-up to EP elections scheduled for 6-9 June, Meloni has been promoting a move which has “baffled and scared” most other European candidates, sources close to her party say.
“Our chief of government is the only EU head of state to run at the upcoming European Parliament elections and she is hell-bent on exploiting the powerful consensus she gained in Italy at the general elections of 2023 that marked her rise to power,” said a member of the chamber of deputies of Meloni’s ruling Brothers of Italy party.
Government sources stress that even though her move is symbolic, it could have a huge impact in the future power politics of the European institutions.
“Were Meloni to actually win a seat at the EP parliament, she would of course eventually have to give it up, for she intends to remain as prime minister …. But her victory would mean that her party will bring a huge amount of votes to a leading majority in the EP to support even further the potential appointment of Mario Draghi as next head of the European Commission, the deputy said.
Meloni’s former fascist party, which sits in the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group, has lately seen a rise in support with polls suggesting over 26 percent of Italians will likely vote for her in the EP elections. Meloni is president of the ECR.
Even though former European Central Bank chief and Italian premier Draghi has made no official announcement that he is running to be the next head of the European Commission, he did recently speak in favor of a more resilient and unified European Union, and suggested his willingness to lead it.
Sources close to Meloni say that her “personification” of the next European elections and the fact that she is running would make a huge difference.
“It is extremely effective since a party leader’s name and face are much more recognizable than the 90 percent of unknown Italian MEPs,” said another member of Meloni’s party and government official.
The upcoming vote could be tricky for Italy. It needs to secure a key seat at the European Commission with the upcoming departure of current economic affairs commissioner Paolo Gentiloni, who was elected five years ago in the last European Parliament elections.
“With Gentiloni out of the way, Italy needs a strong leader, and no other person is more suited for this role than Mario Draghi,” said an official from the League party, a government ally.
Meloni told her supporters over the weekend that their votes would boost the “strategic and fundamental” role of the ECR group in Strasbourg.
Strengthening the ECR, which sits to the right of the European People’s Party in the European Parliament and currently holds 68 of its 705 seats, would help “reproduce at the EU level a governing majority of the centre-right like the one we have in Italy,” she said.
However, for Draghi to be fully considered as future EC president, he would need the endorsement of another major European parliament group, the EPP.
Italian opposition forces have expressed disdain at the prospect of Meloni’s running for EP, saying she is reproducing “Berlusconi-style of politics” given the former eight-time prime minister won several times in the EP vote without ever sitting in Strasbourg.
The Democrats have launched the EP candidacy of their new leader, Ellie Schlein, and they argue she is better suited than Meloni for an EP seat thanks to her knowledge of EU institutions.
“Italy needs to get over the personification of politics, particularly at European level, and Meloni is reproducing an old-style scheme which will just be detrimental to this country,” said an opposition Democrat deputy.
– Powell: Will Take Longer To Be Confident Inflation Headed to 2% – Rates Could Go Higher If FOMC Persuaded Not ‘Sufficiently Restrictive” – QT
–Don’t See the ‘Stag’ or the ‘Flation’ WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, answering questions in his post-FOMC news conference Wednesday, said he
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The Federal Open Market Committee Wednesday fulfilled expectations that it would hold steady on its policy interest rate while restating that there
manufacturing sector slowed in April
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Wednesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as U.S. economic data
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Tuesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as U.S. economic data
Japan retail sales growth slows
Japanese industrial output rebounds in March
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Tony Mace was the top editorial executive for Market News International for two decades.
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Similar experience undergirds our service in Ottawa, London, Brussels and in Asia.
