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SATURDAY, MAY 18

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. - Federal Reserve Board Governor Adriana Kugler speaks at University of Virginia 2024 Commencement Ceremony Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy 2145 GMT.

SUNDAY, MAY 19

WASHINGTON - (VIA PRE-RECORDED VIDEO) Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell gives commencement remarks before the Georgetown Law Commencement Ceremony. 1930 GMT.

MONDAY, MAY 20

** NEW YORK CITY - Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson speaks on "The U.S. Economy and Housing Price Dynamics" before the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Secondary and Capital Markets Conference 1430 GMT.

** FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. - Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr speaks on "Bank Supervision and Regulation" before the 2024 Financial Markets Conference hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta 1300 GMT.

** WASHINGTON DC - Federal Reserve Board Governor Christopher Waller gives welcome remarks before the Third International Conference on the Roles of the U.S. Dollar organized by the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York 1300 GMT. STOCKHOLM - Deputy Governor of the Riksbank Per Jansson speaks about the economic situation and current monetary policy at the conference "Fonddagen 2024," organized by the Swedish Investment Fund Association 1200 GMT.

STOCKHOLM - Governor of the Riksbank Erik Thedéen reflects on the high inflation of recent years at the annual meeting of the Swedish Economic Association 1000 GMT.

LONDON - Bank of England Deputy Governor Ben Broadbent speaks at a central bank workshop on the monetary transmission mechanism 0900 GMT. FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. - Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic gives welcome remarks before the 2024 Financial Markets Conference hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta - 1245 GMT. FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. - Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic is moderator at dinner session before the 2024 Financial Markets Conference hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta - 2300 GMT.

TUESDAY, MAY 21

** WASHINGTON DC - Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr participates virtually in a discussion on "Bank Supervision and Regulation" before the 2024 Director & Executive Regional State Member Bank Conference hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas 1545 GMT.

** WASHINGTON DC - Federal Reserve Board Governor Christopher Waller speaks on the economic outlook before an event hosted by the Peterson Institute for International Economics 1300 GMT. LONDON - Keynote address by Sasha Mills, Executive Director, Financial Market Infrastructure, at the Bank of England at London City Week The UKs digital securities sandbox 1210 GMT. STOCKHOLM - Deputy Governor of the Riksbank Aino Bunge speaks about the economic situation and current monetary policy at a seminar organized by ODIN Fonder 1030 GMT. NEW YORK - New York Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams gives opening remarks at 2024 Governance and Culture Reform Conference 1305 GMT.

LONDON Keynote address by Bank of England External member of the Financial Policy Committee Randall Kroszner at London City Week balancing the productivity opportunities of financial technology and AI against the potential risks' 0820 GMT. LONDON - Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey gives a lecture at the London School of Economics, chaired by LSE professor Ricardo Reis 1700 GMT. FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. - Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic give "welcome back" remarks before the 2024 Financial Markets Conference hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta - 1310 GMT. FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. - Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic (moderator), Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Susan Collins participate in "Central Banking in the Post-Pandemic Financial System" panel before the 2024 Financial Markets Conference hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, in Fernandina Beach, Fla. - 2300 GMT. LIECHTENSTEIN, Switzerland - Switzerland's Finance minister, Karin Keller-Sutter, and Julius Baer's CEO will speak at the Finance Forum event in Liechtenstein.

ROANOKE, Va. - Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin gives opening remarks before the "2024 Investing in Rural America Conference: Building and Maintaining Momentum" hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond 1300 GMT

WEDNESDAY, MAY 22

** FRANKFURT - A video message by ECB President Christine Lagarde is shown at an online event hosted by European Securities and Markets Authority about a capital markets union in the EU 0805 GMT. CHICAGO - Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee gives opening remarks before hybrid Holding Company Symposium hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago 1340 GMT.

WELLINGTON - Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor Adrian Orr to speak with the Finance and Expenditure Committee 2000 GMT. TORONTO Governor of the Riksbank Erik Thedéen delivers a keynote speech at the OSC Dialogue 2024 conference, organized by the Ontario Securities Commission 1730 GMT.

BRUSSELS - Bank of England Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden takes part in a panel discussion at a European Commission technical workshop on macroprudential policies for non-bank financial intermediation 1245 GMT.

DUBLIN - Governing Council of the ECB retreat hosted by the Central Bank of Ireland. WELLINGTON - Reserve Bank of New Zealand holds Monetary Policy Statement and OCR - 0200 GMT.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Federal Open Market Committee issues minutes from its meeting of April 30-May 1, 2024 - 1800 GMT.

THURSDAY, MAY 23

** STRESA, Italy - Participation by ECB president Christine Lagarde and ECB board member Piero Cipollone in G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting. (To May 25) STOCKHOLM Deputy Governor of the Riksbank Aino Bunge will speak about the economic situation and current monetary policy at the seminar "Fastighetsdagen Stockholm," organized by Fastighetsvärlden 0705 GMT.

QUEENSTOWN, New Zealand Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Adrian Orr will speak about the May Monetary Policy Statement to a Queenstown Business breakfast 2025 GMT.

ATLANTA - Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic participates in virtual question-and-answer session with students in MBA macroeconomic class at Stanford Graduate School of Business 1900 GMT.

STRESA, Italy - G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meet in Stresa, Italy, to debate global economic developments (to May 25)

FRIDAY, MAY 24

BARCELONA, Spain - Spain's Central Bank chief Pablo Hernandez de Cos speaks at the Cercle d'Economia conference 1200 GMT. LUZERN, Switzerland - Swiss National Bank's outgoing Chairman Thomas Jordan will speak at the Swiss Media Forum in Luzern.

BONN, Germany - Keynote speech by ECB board member Isabel Schnabel at Second Bonn-Frankfurt-Mannheim PhD Conference 0700 GMT.

SUNDAY, MAY 26

TRENTO, Italy - Speech by ECB board member Piero Cipollone on 'Climate change and monetary policy' at Festival dell'Economia di Trento 2024 0730 GMT.

MONDAY, MAY 27

** TOKYO - Keynote speech by Deputy governor of the Bank of Japan Shinichi Uchida at the 2024 BOJ-IMES Conference Hosted by the Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies 0205 GMT.

** TOKYO - Opening remarks by Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Uedaat the 2024 BOJ-IMES Conference Hosted by the Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies 0005 GMT.

** DUBLIN - The European Central Bank's chief economist Philip Lane gives a speech about inflation in the euro zone at the Institute of International and European Affairs 1200 GMT.

STOCKHOLM - Riksbank executive board meeting - 1100 GMT.

TUESDAY, MAY 28

** TOKYO - European Central Bank board member Isabel Schnabel takes part in a panel discussion at the 2024 BOJ-IMES conference on "Price Dynamics and Monetary Policy Challenges-Lessons Learned and Going Forward" 0455 GMT. TOKYO - Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester participates in policy panel discussion on "The Effects of Conventional and Unconventional Policy Instruments" before the 2024 Bank of Japan - Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies Conference 0455 GMT. LONDON - European Central Bank Governing Council member Klaas Knot and Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member Catherine Mann speak at a conference in London hosted by Barclays and Europe's Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR).

WEDNESDAY, MAY 29

** WATERTOWN, NY - Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams participates in roundtable with local leaders to hear about business conditions and municipal and community services 1745 GMT. TOKYO Bank of Japan board member Seiji Adachi will give a speech and will hold news conference. STOCKHOLM - The Riksbank will hold a press conference on financial stability 0900 GMT. STOCKHOLM - Riksbank publishes Financial Stability Report 2024:1 - 0730 GMT.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Federal Reserve issues the Beige Book - 1800 GMT.

THURSDAY, MAY 30

** DUBLIN - Speech and fireside chat by Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey at the Irish Association of Investment Managers Annual Dinner 1850 GMT. TAURANGA, New Zealand Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Adrian Orr to speak about the May Monetary Policy Statement to a Tauranga Mori Business Association meeting 2100 GMT. TORONTO, Canada Speech by Ron Morrow, Executive Director of Payments, Supervision and Oversight of Bank of Canada at the Payments Canada SUMMIT 1510 GMT

OSLO - Norway Central Bank Director of the department for monetary policy, Ole Christian Bech-Moen, gives a lecture for the Entrepreneurs' Association - 0700 GMT.

FRIDAY, MAY 31

WASHINGTON DC - Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic gives commencement speech at Augusta Technical College 2215 GMT.

TUESDAY, JUNE 4

TOKYO - Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino joins a panel discussion titled "Evolving Monetary Policy in Japan and the United States" at a conference by Columbia Business School Center on Japanese Economy and Business in Tokyo, a week before the BOJ's June 13-14 policy meeting - 0600 GMT.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5 OSLO - Norway Central Bank's Financial Infrastructure 2024 report is published on Norges Bank's website and presented by Deputy Central Bank Governor Pål Longva at a press conference - 0700 GMT.

STOCKHOLM - Riksbank executive board meeting - 0700 GMT OTTAWA - Bank of Canada key policy interest rate announcement - 1345 GMT THURSDAY, JUNE 6 TOKYO Bank of Japan board member Toyoaki Nakamura will give a speech and hold news conference.

FRANKFURT - European Central Bank (ECB) president Christine Lagarde speaks to reporters following the Governing Council's monetary policy meeting - 1245 GMT. BERLIN - Press conference following the Governing Council meeting of the ECB in Frankfurt - 1230 GMT BERLIN - Governing Council of the ECB holds monetary policy meeting in Frankfurt.

FRIDAY, JUNE 7

WASHINGTON DC - Federal Reserve issues Flow of Funds accounts for Q1 2024 1600 GMT. TUESDAY, JUNE 11

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) starts its two-day meeting on interest rates (to June 12)

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12

MONTRÉAL, Canada - Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem is a panelist at the Conference of Montreal 1900 GMT. WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announces its decision on interest rates followed by statement - 1800 GMT WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Federal Reserve chairperson holds a news conference. THURSDAY, JUNE 13

TOKYO - Bank of Japan holds Monetary Policy Meeting (to June 14)

FRIDAY, JUNE 14

STOCKHOLM - Riksbank general council meeting - 1100 GMT

MONDAY, JUNE 17

PHILADELPHIA - Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker speaks before the Global Interdependence Center 42nd Annual Monetary and Trade Conference.

TUESDAY, JUNE 18

STOCKHOLM - Riksbank executive board meeting - 0700 GMT TOKYO - Bank of Japan releases Minutes of Monetary Policy Meeting held on Apr. 25 and 26 - 2350 GMT

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19

OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada to publish the minutes of its monetary policy meeting held on June 5 1730 GMT. BERLIN - Governing Council of the ECB holds non-monetary policy meeting (Virtual)

THURSDAY, JUNE 20

LUXEMBOURG - Euro zone finance ministers meet for monthly talks. (To June 21)

OSLO - Norway Central Bank Director for monetary policy Ole Christian Bech-Moen gives a lecture for the Association for Financial Studies - 1500 GMT.

BERN - Swiss National Bank (SNB) Monetary policy assessment with news conference - 0730 GMT OSLO - Norway Central Bank announces interest rate decision and Monetary Policy Report 2/24 - 0800 GMT OSLO - Norway Central Bank holds press conference - 0930 GMT

LONDON - Bank of England announces rate decision and publishes the minutes of the meeting, after the rate decision - 1100 GMT

BERLIN - General Council meeting of the ECB (Virtual)

SUNDAY, JUNE 23

TOKYO - Bank of Japan to release summary of opinions from board members at its Jun. 13-14 policy meeting - 2350 GMT

MONDAY, JUNE 24

OTTAWA - Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem to give a speech at the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce - 1600 GMT.

TUESDAY, JUNE 25

PHILADELPHIA - Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia issues Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey for June 1230 GMT.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26

STOCKHOLM - Riksbank holds Monetary policy meeting at which the Executive Board takes a decision on monetary policy including the policy rate - 0700 GMT

THURSDAY, JUNE 27

STOCKHOLM - The Riksbank is arranging a press conference on the monetary policy decision 0900 GMT

STOCKHOLM - Riksbank publishes monetary policy decision, including the policy rate, and the Monetary Policy report for June 2024 - 0730 GMT

MONDAY, JULY 1

BERLIN - Governing Council of the ECB holds non-monetary policy meeting (Virtual)

TUESDAY, JULY 2

SINTRA, Portugal - Fed Chair Jerome Powell, ECB President Christine Lagarde, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey and Banco Central do Brasil Governor Roberto Campos Neto speak at the ECB Forum on Central Banking 1330 GMT.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 3

STOCKHOLM - Riksbank publishes minutes from the monetary policy meeting on June 26 - 0730 GMT WASHINGTON DC - Federal Open Market Committee issues minutes from its meeting of June 11-12, 2024 1800 GMT.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 10 WELLINGTON - Reserve Bank of New Zealand holds Monetary Policy Review and OCR - 0200 GMT

WEDNESDAY, JULY 17

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Federal Reserve issues the Beige Book - 1800 GMT

THURSDAY, JULY 18 FRANKFURT - European Central Bank (ECB) president Christine Lagarde speaks to reporters following the Governing Council's monetary policy meeting 1245 GMT.

BERLIN - Press conference following the Governing Council meeting of the ECB in Frankfurt - 1230 GMT

BERLIN - Governing Council of the ECB holds monetary policy meeting in Frankfurt. WEDNESDAY, JULY 24

OTTAWA - Bank of Canada key policy interest rate announcement and Monetary Policy Report.

TUESDAY, JULY 30

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) starts its two-day meeting on interest rates (to July 31)

TOKYO - Bank of Japan holds Monetary Policy Meeting (to July 31)

WEDNESDAY, JULY 31

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announces its decision on interest rates followed by statement - 1800 GMT

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Federal Reserve chairperson holds a news conference.

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