| 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, FEBRUARY 1, 2023 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. In the afternoon, the President will convene a meeting of his Competition Council to receive an update on progress his Administration has made to increase competition in the American economy and lower prices for the American people. This meeting in the East Room will have an in-house pool spray at the top. Later, the President will host Speaker McCarthy for a meeting at the White House to discuss a range of issues. This meeting in the Oval Office will be closed press. In the evening, the President will host an official transition event to thank Chief of Staff Ron Klain for his tireless work and officially welcome Jeff Zients back to the White House in this role. This event in the East Room will be pooled for TV and open to pre-credentialed media. In-Town Pool Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP, NYT TV Corr & Crew: NBC Print: Yahoo Radio: ABC EST 9:00 AM THE PRESIDENT receives the Presidential Daily Briefing Closed Press 10:00 AM In-Town Pool Call Time 1:15 PM THE PRESIDENT convenes a meeting of his Competition Council to receive an update on progress his Administration has made to increase competition in the American economy and lower prices for the American people East Room In-House Pool Spray (Gather 1:05 PM – Palm Room Doors) 3:15 PM THE PRESIDENT hosts Speaker McCarthy for a meeting at the White House to discuss a range of issues Oval Office Closed Press 5:00 PM THE PRESIDENT hosts an official transition event to thank Chief of Staff Ron Klain for his tireless work and officially welcome Jeff Zients back to the White House in this role East Room Pooled for TV and Open to Pre-Credentialed Media (Gather 4:45 PM – Palm Room Doors) Briefing Schedule 2:00 PM Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre ### US TREASURY Wednesday – Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen has no public engagements. STATE DEPT Wednesday – Secty Blinken returns from Israel and the West Bank.. Departmental press briefings, when held on weekdays, occur around 2p ET. USTR Wednesday – Ambassador Katherine Tai has no public engagements. US HOUSE Wednesday – The next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on February 1, 2023. Speaker McCarthy meets Pres Biden at the White House on the debt limit. Expected statements afterward after 4p ET. US SENATE Wednesday – 10:00 a.m.: Convene and begin a period of morning business. UPCOMING US ECONOMIC DATA REPORTS AND FEDERAL RESERVE EVENTS Wednesday, Feb 1 – 7a ET US MBA weekly mortgage applications Wednesday, Feb 1 – 8:15a ET US ADP employment (prev 235k) Wednesday, Feb 1 – 8:30a ET US Treasury refunding announcement Wednesday, Feb 1 – 9:45a ET US PMI manufacturing final Wednesday, Feb 1 – 10:00a ET US Tsy refunding news conference Wednesday, Feb 1 – 10a ET US ISM manufacturing index (prev 48.4) Wednesday, Feb 1 – 10a ET US construction spending (prev 0.2%) Wednesday, Feb 1 – 10a ET US JOLTS job openings (prev 10.458 mln) Wednesday, Feb 1 – 10:30a ET US EIA oil stocks report Wednesday, Feb 1 – 14 ET US FOMC policy announcement Wednesday, Feb 1 – 14:30 ET Fed Chair Powell’s news conference Thursday, Feb 2 – 7a ET BOE policy announcement and monetary policy report Thursday, Feb 2 – 7:30a ET US Challenger layoffs (prev 44k) Thursday, Feb 2 – 8:15a ET ECB policy announcement 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 |