“U.S., China Close In on Trade Deal.” Sunday afternoon’s Wall Street Journal article led with: China and the U.S. are in the final stage of completing a trade deal, with Beijing offering to lower tariffs and other restrictions on American farm, chemical, auto and other products and Washington considering removing most, if not all, sanctions […]
FOMC Minutes — 2 PM Wednesday Fed Monetary Policy Report — 11 AM Friday 2019 U.S. Monetary Policy Forum, New York, NY: Fed Vice Chair Clarida, 12 PM Friday, “The Federal Reserve’s Review of Monetary Policy Strategies, Tools, and Communications,” and Fed Vice Chair Quarles, 1:30 PM Friday, “The Future of the Federal Reserve’s Balance […]
“Five Things to Watch in the January Jobs Report.” This morning’s Wall Street Journal article led with: The U.S. government releases its broad measure of the January labor market [at 8:30 AM EST] on Friday. Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal expect the Labor Department to report employers added 170,000 jobs during the month […]
“U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Venezuela’s Oil Industry.” Last night’s Wall Street Journal article led with: The U.S. imposed sanctions (Treasury’s press release) on Venezuela’s state-owned oil giant in a dramatic move designed to empower the opposition and cripple the government of President Nicolás Maduro by preventing the proceeds of U.S. crude sales returning to Caracas. […]
President Trump’s schedule (EST): No public events are scheduled. President Trump will delay his State of the Union speech until after the shutdown per this Tweet and that Tweet late last night. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin will speak at 2 PM to the U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting in D.C. Watch it live on C-SPAN3. Two […]
“U.S. turns down China offer of preparatory trade talks.” Yesterday, the Financial Times reported: The Trump administration rejected an offer by two Chinese vice-ministers to travel to the U.S. this week for preparatory trade talks because of a lack of progress on two key issues, highlighting the difficulty that Washington and Beijing will face in […]
President Trump’s schedule (EST): 12:00 PM: Daily intelligence briefing; and 12:30 PM: Lunch with Vice President Pence. The Senate will return a 1 PM EST today to “resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S.1, Strengthening America’s Security in the Middle East Act of 2019.” Later this week, Majority Leader McConnell (R-KY) plans to […]
President Trump’s schedule (EST): 11:30 AM: Meets with the House Problem Solvers Caucus; 1:00 PM: Has lunch with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo; and 2:15 PM: Signs S.24, the “Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019,” requiring retroactive compensation for furloughed and other unpaid federal workers. Russia sanctions resolution test vote fell 2 short of […]
President Trump’s schedule (EST): 2:30 PM: Hosts a roundtable discussion on border security and safe communities with state, local and community leaders at the White House. The House will pass an Interior-Environment appropriation, H.R.266, and the Senate’s federal pay restoration bill, S.24, before leaving town early this afternoon. The Senate remains paralyzed as Democrats block any […]
President Trump’s schedule (EST): 11:30 AM: Signs an anti-human trafficking bill, H.R.2200; 12:00 PM: Daily intelligence briefing; 1:00 PM: Attends the Senate Republican policy luncheon, S-207, The Capitol; and 3:00 PM: Meets with congressional leaders in the White House Situation Room. Speaker Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Schumer will hold an 11 AM press conference. […]
