| WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Thursday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as U.S. economic data and Federal Reserve events. DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2023 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. Then, the President will deliver remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast on Capitol Hill. The Vice President will attend. The departure from and arrival to the South Grounds will be covered by the in-town travel pool. These remarks will be covered by the in-town travel pool. In the afternoon, the President will have lunch with His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan and His Royal Highness Crown Prince Hussein. They will reaffirm the close, enduring nature of the friendship between the United States and Jordan, and the President will thank His Majesty for his close partnership and the role he and Jordan play as a force for stability in the Middle East. This lunch in the Private Dining Room will be closed press. After, the President and the Vice President will deliver remarks to mark the 30th Anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act. These remarks in the East Room will be pooled for TV and open to pre-credentialed media. Later, the President and the Vice President will meet with members of the Congressional Black Caucus. 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: Axios Radio: AURN EST 7:00 AM THE PRESIDENT receives the Presidential Daily Briefing Closed Press 7:10 AM In-Town Pool Call Time 7:30 AM THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route the National Prayer Breakfast South Grounds In-Town Travel Pool (Gather 7:10 AM – Palm Room Doors) 8:00 AM THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast; THE VICE PRESIDENT attends Capitol Visitors Center, Washington, DC In-Town Travel Pool 9:45 AM THE PRESIDENT arrives at the White House South Grounds In-Town Travel Pool 12:00 PM THE PRESIDENT has lunch with King Abdullah II of Jordan and His Royal Highness Crown Prince Hussein Closed Press Private Dining Room 2:15 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT deliver remarks to mark the 30th Anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act East Room Pooled for TV and Pre-Credentialed Media (Gather 2:00 PM – Palm Room Doors) 4:30 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT meet with Congressional Black Caucus members Oval Office In-House Pool Spray (Gather 4:20 PM – Brady Press Briefing Room) Briefing Schedule 12:45 PM Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre ### US TREASURY Thursday – Secretary Yellen has no public engagements. STATE DEPT Thursday – Departmental press briefings, when held on weekdays, occur around 2p ET. The transcript of Wednesday’s 2:03p ET briefing with UN Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield is at: https://www.state.gov/briefings/department-press-briefing-february-1-2023/ USTR Thursday – Ambassador Katherine Tai has no public engagements. US HOUSE Wednesday – The next meeting is scheduled for 9:30a ET. US SENATE Thursday – 10:00 a.m.: Convene and proceed to executive session to begin consideration of the nomination of Joseph Lee Falk, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace. UPCOMING US ECONOMIC DATA REPORTS AND FEDERAL RESERVE EVENTS Elsewhere: Thursday, Feb 2 – 7a ET BOE policy announcement and monetary policy report Thursday, Feb 2 – 7:30a ET US Challenger layoffs (prev 44k) Elsewhere: Thursday, Feb 2 – 8:15a ET ECB policy announcemen Thursday, Feb 2 – 8:30a ET US productivity & costs (prev 0.8%/2.4%) Thursday, Feb 2 – 8:30a ET US weekly initial jobless benefit claims Thursday, Feb 2 – 10a ET US factory orders (prev -1.8%) Thursday, Feb 2 – 10:30a ET US EIA Natural Gas Report Thursday, Feb 2 – 16:30 ET US Fed balance sheet Friday, Feb 3 – 8:30a ET US employment report (prev 233k) Friday, Feb 3 – 9:45a ET US PMI composite/services final Friday, Feb 3 – 10a ET US PMI services (prev 49.6) Friday, Feb 3 – 13:00 ET US Baker Hughes weekly oil rig count — Content may appear first or exclusively on the Mace News premium service. For real-time delivery contact tony@macenews.com. Twitter headlines @macenewsmacro |