| 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 and Federal Reserve events: |
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE
FOR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2023
In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting in the Oval Office will be closed press.
In the afternoon, the President will deliver remarks on the anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act—a key part of Bidenomics that is Investing in America, reducing costs for hardworking families, making the tax code fairer, and the biggest investment in climate action in history. This event in the East Room will be open to pre-credentialed media and pooled for TV. [
In-Town Pool
Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg
Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP, NYT
TV Corr & Crew: ABC
Print: Christian Science Monitor
Radio: NPR
EDT
10:00 AM In-Town Pool Call Time
11:00 AM THE PRESIDENT receives the Presidential Daily Briefing
Oval Office
Closed Press
2:30 PM THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks on the anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act—a key part of Bidenomics that is Investing in America, reducing costs for hardworking families, making the tax code fairer, and the biggest investment in climate action in history
Pre-Credentialed Media & Pooled for TV (Gather 2:05 PM – Palm Room Doors)
East Room
Briefing Schedule
EDT
12:15 PM Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, Domestic Policy Advisor Neera Tanden, Senior Advisor to the President for Clean Energy Innovation John Podesta, and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell
Thursday, August 17, 2023
The President will depart the White House and travel to Camp David.
Friday, August 18, 2023
The President will greet with and welcome President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea and Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan to the Camp David Trilateral Summit.
The President will hold a trilateral meeting with President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea and Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan.
The President will host a joint press conference with President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea and Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan.
The President will travel from Camp David to Lake Tahoe, Nevada, where he will remain until the following Thursday.
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TREASURY DEPT
Wednesday -– Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen, back from Las Veegas, has no public engagements
STATE DEPT
Wednesday – Departmental news briefings when held on weekdays are around 1:15p ET and livestreamed on the state.gov site.. The transcript of Tuesday’s 12:09p ET briefing is at: https://www.state.gov/briefings/department-press-briefing-august-15-2023/
USTR
Wednesday – Ambassador Katherine Tai will travel to Albany, New York.
Ambassador Tai and Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20) will tour GlobalFoundries, a semiconductor manufacturing company in Malta, New York. This event is closed press.
Ambassador Tai and Congressman Tonko will hold a roundtable discussion with International Union of Electrical Workers/Communications Workers of America (IUE-CWA) union leaders and workers in Schenectady, New York. This event is closed press.
At 4:00 PM, Ambassador Tai and Congressman Tonko will hold a joint press availability at IUE-CWA Local 301 located at 251 State Street, Suite 301 in Schenectady, New York. Press interested in participating should register their interest to media@ustr.eop.gov.
US HOUSE
Wednesday – Out until after Labor Day.
US SENATE
Wednesday-– Out. When Senate returns after Labor Day there will be votes on nominees to the Fed Board, Phillip Jefferson, Lisa Cook and Adriana Kugler..
UPCOMING US, CANADA AND JAPAN ECONOMIC DATA REPORTS AND FEDERAL RESERVE EVENTS
Wednesday, Aug. 16 – 7a ET US MBA weekly mortgage applications
Wednesday, Aug. 16 – 8:30a ET US housing starts & permits (prev 1.434/1.440 mln)
Wednesday, Aug. 16 – 8:30a ET US industrial production (prev -0.5%)
Wednesday, Aug. 16 – 8:30a ET US Atlanta Fed business inflation expectations (prev 2.8%)
Wednesday, Aug. 16 – 10:30a ET US EIA oil stocks report
Wednesday, Aug. 16 – 14:00 ET FOMC minutes from July 25-26 meeting
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Thursday, Aug. 17 – 8:30a ET US weekly initial jobless benefit claims
Thursday, Aug. 17 – 8:30a ET US Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index (prev -13.5)
Thursday, Aug. 17 – 10a ET US leading indicators (prev -0.7%)
Thursday, Aug. 17 – 10:30a ET US EIA Natural Gas Report
Thursday, Aug. 17 – 16:30 ET US Fed balance sheet
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Friday, Aug. 18 – 8:30a ET US PPI (prev 0.1%/0.1%)
Friday, Aug. 18 – 10a ET US consumer sentiment (prev 71.6)
Friday, Aug. 18 – 13:00 ET US Baker Hughes rig count
Friday, Aug 18 – 15:00 ET Pres Biden, Pres Yoon Suk Yeol, PM Kishida Fumio news conf
Friday, Aug. 18 – 16:15 ET US commercial bank lending
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