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Today in Washington ------------------------------------------------------------- This Diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events ------------------------------------------------------------- FRIDAY, MARCH 29

SAN FRANCISCO - Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly gives welcome remarks before the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Macroeconomics and Monetary Policy Conference - 1515 GMT.

SAN FRANCISCO - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell participates in moderated discussion before the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Macroeconomics and Monetary Policy Conference - 1530 GMT.

MONDAY, APRIL 1

** WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook gives acceptance remarks before a Lifetime Achievement Awards Ceremony hosted by the Cook Center at Duke University - 2250 GMT.

TUESDAY, APRIL 2

** WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Board Governor Michelle Bowman speaks virtually on "Bank Mergers and Acquisitions, and De Novo Bank Formation: Implications for the Future of the Banking System" before the Workshop on the Future of Banking hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City - 1410 GMT.

NEW YORK CITY - Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams moderates a discussion with Jeremy Siegel, professor of finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, before the Economic Club of New York, in New York. - 1600 GMT

CLEVELAND - Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester speaks on the economic outlook before the Cleveland Association for Business Economics and Team NEO Luncheon - 1605 GMT.

LAS VEGAS - Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly participates in hybrid fireside chat in partnership with the Henderson Chamber of Commerce, Latin Chamber of Commerce Nevada, and Vegas Chamber of Commerce - 1730 GMT. ST. LOUIS - Alberto G. Musalem begins tenure as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3

** WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Board Governor Michelle Bowman speaks on "Bank Liquidity, Regulation, and the Fed's Role as Lender of Last Resort" before the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation Roundtable on Lender of Last Resort - 1345 GMT.

** STANFORD, United States - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks on the economic outlook before the Stanford Business, Government and Society Forum - 1610 GMT.

** WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr participates in "Community Reinvestment Act" discussion before the National Community Reinvestment Coalition "Just Economy Conference 2024." - 1710 GMT.

** ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Federal Reserve Board Governor Adriana Kugler speaks on "The Outlook of the U.S. Economy and Monetary Policy" before a conversation hosted by the Washington University in St. Louis - 2030 GMT. STANFORD, United States - Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell speaks at the 2024 Business, Government & Society Forum at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. - 1600 GMT

CHICAGO - Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee gives opening remarks before virtual Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago event, "Preventing Elder Financial Exploitation: Research, Policies, and Strategies," - 1600 GMT.

THURSDAY, APRIL 4

** RICHMOND - Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin gives new speech on the economic outlook before the Home Building Association of Richmond - 1615 GMT.

** ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Federal Reserve Board Governor Adriana Kugler speaks on "Enriching Data and Analysis in Economics with Real Life Experiences" before the 2024 Women in Economics Symposium hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - 2330 GMT.

** STOCKHOLM – Riksbank Deputy Governor Aino Bunge gives the Riksbank's perspective on a newly published study on the development and regulation of the Swedish corporate bond market during a seminar organized by the Swedish Corporate Institute and OECD – 1130 GMT. ** ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis First Vice President Kathleen O'Neill Paese gives welcome remarks before the 2024 Women in Economics Symposium hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - 2100 GMT.

** ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President Alberto Musalem gives introductory remarks before the 2024 Women in Economics Symposium hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - 2320 GMT. ** CLEVELAND - Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester participates in conversation on the economic outlook before virtual Global Interdependence Center Executive Briefing - 1800 GMT. ** OAK BROOK, Ill. - Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee participates in moderated question-and-answer session before the Multi-Chamber Economic Outlook Luncheon and Expo - 1645 GMT. ** STOCKHOLM - Riksbank publishes minutes from the monetary policy meeting on 26 March 2024 - 0730 GMT

FRIDAY, APRIL 5

** NEW YORK - Federal Reserve Board Governor Michelle Bowman speaks on "Risks and Uncertainty in Monetary Policy: Current & Past Considerations" before the Shadow Open Market Committee Spring Meeting - 1615 GMT. BOSTON - Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Susan Collins gives welcome remarks before virtual Conference on the Financial Stability Implications of Stablecoins hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston - 1230 GMT. LINTHICUM Heights, Md. - Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin speaks before the Greater Baltimore Committee "Pulse Check: The Scorecard Summit 2024," - 1315 GMT.

MONDAY, APRIL 8

** STOCKHOLM - Riksbank Governor Erik Thedéen visits Copenhagen and speaks about the economic situation and current monetary policy at a breakfast meeting organized by Nordea – 0700 GMT.

** STOCKHOLM – Riksbank Governor Erik Thedéen will visit Malmö and talk about the economic situation and current monetary policy at a lunch meeting organized by Nordea – 1000 GMT.

** STOCKHOLM - Riksbank Governor Erik Thedéen visits Malmö and speaks about the Swedish economy in an uncertain world at an event organized by Malmö Börssällskap – 1700 GMT. ATHENS - ECB's board member and Bank of Greece governor Yannis Stournaras will speak at bank's shareholders meeting on Greek economy and monetary policy

ZURICH – Speech by Thomas Jordan, chairman, governing board of the Swiss National Bank(SNB), "Towards the future monetary system," event in Zurich – 1515 GMT.

TUESDAY, APRIL 9 l

** STOCKHOLM – Riksbank Deputy Governor Martin Flodén speaks about the economic situation and current monetary policy at a lunch meeting organized by DNB Bank – 1000 GMT. GENEVA – Speech by Martin Schlegel, Vice Chairman-Governing Board, Swiss National Bank, International Center for Monetary and Banking Studies (ICMB) - 1630 GMT.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10

TOKYO - Bank of Japan governor Kazuo Ueda to deliver speech at annual trust association meeting - 0600 GMT

SOMERVILLE, Mass. - Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee participates in panel before the Social Finance Institute - 1645 GMT. ATHENS - Greece hosts annual Delphi economic forum (to April 13).

WASHINGTON DC - Federal Open Market Committee issues minutes from its meeting of March 19-20, 2024. - 1800 GMT

WELLINGTON - Reserve Bank of New Zealand holds Monetary Policy Review and OCR - 0200 GMT

STOCKHOLM - Riksbank executive board meeting - 0700 GMT

OTTAWA - Bank of Canada key policy interest rate announcement and Monetary Policy Report - 1345 GMT.

THURSDAY, APRIL 11

** STOCKHOLM – Riksbank Deputy Governor Per Jansson will speak about the economic situation and current monetary policy at a conference organized by the Swedish Unions Within Industry – 1115 GMT.

** WASHINGTON DC - IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva discusses upcoming IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings at an event at the Atlantic Council in Washington D.C. - 1500 GMT.

LUXEMBOURG - Eurogroup meeting 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, APRIL 12

SAN FRANCISCO - Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly speaks before hybrid 2024 Fintech Conference: the Evolution of Fintech - AI, Payments and Financial Inclusion" hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, the Lam Larsen FinTech Initiative at San Francisco State University and the Center for Analytical Finance at the University of California at Santa Cruz.

TUESDAY, APRIL 16

STANFORD, Calif. - Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly speaks before hybrid Associates Meeting of the 2024 Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) - 0000 GMT.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17

WASHINGTON DC - IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings 2024. (To April 20)

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

FRIDAY, APRIL 19

STOCKHOLM - Riksbank general council meeting - 1100 GMT

TUESDAY, APRIL 23

PHILADELPHIA, United States - Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia issues Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey for April. - 1230 GMT

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24

OTTAWA - Bank of Canada to release minutes of its monetary policy meeting - 1730 GMT.

STOCKHOLM - Riksbank executive board meeting - 0700 GMT

THURSDAY, APRIL 25

TOKYO - Bank of Japan holds Monetary Policy Meeting (to Apr. 26)

FRIDAY, APRIL 26

BERNE - Speeches by Barbara Janom Steiner, president of the bank council, Swiss National Bank, and Thomas Jordan, chairman, governing board of the Swiss National Bank (SNB), SNB's general meeting of shareholders – 0800 GMT.

TUESDAY, APRIL 30

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) starts its two-day meeting on interest rates (to May 1)

WELLINGTON - Reserve Bank of New Zealand holds Financial Stability Report - 2100 GMT.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 1

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

TOKYO - Bank of Japan releases Minutes of Monetary Policy Meeting held on Mar. 18 and 19 - 2350 GMT.

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

FRIDAY, MAY 3

OSLO - Norway Central Bank announces interest rate decision - 0800 GMT.

TUESDAY, MAY 7

STOCKHOLM - Riksbank holds Monetary policy meeting at which the executive board takes a decision on monetary policy including the policy rate - 0700 GMT.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 8

OSLO - Publication of Financial Stability Report – 2024 H1, where Norges Bank assesses vulnerabilities and risks in the financial system – 0800 GMT. 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 update for May 2024 - 0730 GMT.

TOKYO - Bank of Japan to release summary of opinions from board members at its Apr. 25-26 policy meeting - 2350 GMT.

FRANKFURT - Governing Council of the ECB holds non-monetary policy meeting (virtual).

THURSDAY, MAY 9

LONDON - Bank of England to publishes Monetary Policy Report - 1100 GMT.

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

MONDAY, MAY 13

BRUSSELS - Euro zone finance ministers meet for monthly talks - 1300 GMT

WEDNESDAY, MAY 15

STOCKHOLM - Riksbank executive board meeting - 0700 GMT.

STOCKHOLM - Riksbank publishes minutes from the monetary policy meeting on 7 May 2024 - 0730 GMT.

FRIDAY, MAY 17

STOCKHOLM - Riksbank general council meeting - 1100 GMT. MANCHESTER, UK - Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member Catherine Mann speaks at the ESCoE (Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence) statistics conference on the measurement of the cost of capital and its implications for business investment - 0800 GMT

TUESDAY, MAY 21

PHILADELPHIA, United States - Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia issues Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey for May - 1230 GMT

RICHMOND - Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin gives opening remarks before the 2024 Investing in Rural America Conference hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond - 1300 GMT

WEDNESDAY, MAY 22 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 - G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meet in Stresa, Italy, to debate global economic developments (to May 25)

DUBLIN - Governing Council of the ECB holds non-monetary policy meeting hosted by the Central Bank of Ireland.

MONDAY, MAY 27

STOCKHOLM - Riksbank executive board meeting - 1100 GMT. TUESDAY, MAY 28

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 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.

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