White House and Other Schedules for Wednesday, May 4

WASHINGTON (MaceNews)—The following are Wednesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as US data and Federal Reserve events: 

DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR
WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2022

 
In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press.
 
After, the President and the First Lady will welcome Team USA to the White House to celebrate their participation and success in the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games and Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Vice President and the Second Gentleman will attend. This event on the South Lawn will be open press and registration has closed.

In the afternoon, the President will deliver remarks on economic growth, jobs, and deficit reduction. These remarks in the Roosevelt Room will be covered by the in-house pool.
 
Later, the President and the Vice President will receive the Weekly Economic Briefing in the Cabinet Room. This meeting will be closed press.

In-Town Pool
 
Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg
Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP, NYT
TV Corr & Crew: CBS
Print: Daily Mail
Radio: CBS
 
EDT
 
10:15 AM         THE PRESIDENT receives the President’s Daily Brief                 
                             Closed Press
 
11:00 AM         In-Town Pool Call Time
 
11:30 AM         THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY welcome Team USA to the White House; THE VICE PRESIDENT AND THE SECOND GENTLEMAN attend
                             South Lawn
                             Open Press and Registration Has Closed (Final Gather 11:00 AM – Palm Room Doors)
 
2:00 PM          THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks on economic growth, jobs, and deficit reduction
                             Roosevelt Room            
                             In-House Pool (Gather 1:50 PM – Brady Press Briefing Room)
 
3:30 PM           THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT receive the Weekly Economic Briefing
                             Cabinet Room
                             Closed Press
 
Briefing Schedule
 
2:30 PM            Press Briefing with Press Secretary Jen Psaki
 

US TREASURY

Wednesday

1130AM ET/430PM London – Secretary Yellen will participate in a virtual conversation with Matt Murray, Editor and Chief of the Wall Street Journal, as a part of the WSJ CEO Council conference.   STATE DEPARTMENT

In person press briefings, when held, are schedule for around 2p  ET on weekdays.
 

USTR

WEEK AHEAD GUIDANCE FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 2, 2022 – MAY 6, 2022
 

Wednesday, May 4, 2022
 
Ambassador Tai will participate in an event hosted by Texas A&M University’s Bush School of Government and Public Service and the International Labor Organization: “Advancing Equitable Economic Growth and Worker Voice.” This event is open press and more details are available here. Assistant United States Trade Representative for Labor Josh Kagan will also participate in a separate panel discussion at this event: “Looking Forward: New Approaches and Opportunities.”
 
Ambassador Tai will meet with Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Kōichi Hagiuda. This meeting is closed press.
 
 
Thursday, May 5, 2022
 
Ambassador Tai will travel to Ottawa and Toronto, Canada to meet with Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development Mary Ng and discuss ways to strengthen the U.S.-Canadian trade relationship.
 
In Ottawa, Ambassador Tai and Minister Ng will have a bilateral meeting. This event is closed press.
 
Ambassador Tai and Minister Ng will participate in a joint press conference. This event is open press and will be live streamed.
 
Ambassador Tai and Minister Ng will participate in a roundtable with labor leaders. This event is closed press.
 
 
Friday, May 6, 2022
 
In Toronto, Ambassador Tai and Minister Ng will participate in an event at the MaRS Discovery District on the United States – Mexico – Canada Agreement and discuss how to boost economic competitiveness across North America. This event is open press.
 
Ambassador Tai and Minister will tour the General Motors Technical Center in Markam, Ontario. They will learn about how GM is developing advanced technology in the sector. This event is open press.
 
Ambassador Tai and Minister Ng will tour ventureLAB, an organization helping entrepreneurs and start-ups scale their businesses through innovative technology. This event is open press.
 
Ambassador Tai and Minister Ng will participate in a moderated conversation with Asian leaders at an event hosted by the Asia Pacific Foundation: “Inspiring the Next GenerAsian Leaders.” This event is open press and more details can be found here.
 

US HOUSE

Out this week except for pro forma sessions like the one at 10a ET Thursday..

US SENATE 

10:00 a.m.: Convene and proceed to executive session…

UPCOMING US ECONOMIC DATA & FEDERAL RESERVE EVENTS

Wednesday, May 4 – 7:00 ET US weekly MBA mortgage purchase index

Wednesday, May 4 – 8:15 ET US ADP employment (455k prev.)

Wednesday, May 4 – 8:30 ET US international trade in goods/services (-$89.2 bln prev.)

Wednesday, May 4 – 8:30 ET US Treasury refunding announcement

Wednesday, May 4 – 9:45 ET US S&P Global PMI composite final (54.7 prev.)

Wednesday, May 4 – 10:00 ET US ISM services index (58.3 prev.)

Wednesday, May 4 – 10:30 ET US EIA petroleum stocks

Wednesday, May 4 – 14:00 ET US FOMC policy announcement

Wednesday, May 4 – 14:30 ET Fed chair press conference

Thursday, May 5 – 7:30 ET US Challenger layoffs (21k prev.)

Thursday, May 5 – 8:30 ET US new jobless claims

Thursday, May 5 – 8:30 ET US productivity & costs (6.6%/0.3%prev.)

Friday, May 6 – 8:30 ET US employment situation (431k payrolls)

Friday, May 6 – 9:15 ET NY Fed’s Williams speaks at environmental economics event

Friday, May 6 – 13:00 US Baker Hughes Rig Count

Friday, May 6 – 15:00 ET US consumer credit  ($41.9 bln) 

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