Economic Speeches and Comments for Mar 02-08 2008

Below you will find details for the planned economic speeches, comments and press conferences for the week of Mar 02-08 2008. All times are GMT. To find out how your local time compares with GMT click here.

Economic Speeches, Comments and Press Conferences for: Mar 02-08 2008
Date	Time	Comments
Mon Mar 03	13:00	Philadelphia Fed President Plosser Speaks - Plosser will speak at the National Association of Business Economics (NABE) 24th Washington Economic Policy Conference. The conference has been named "Policy Choices for an Election Year...and Beyond". He is due to speak about monetary policy. Audience questions are expected. NABE website: http://www.nabe.com/
	19:00	Fed Governor Kroszner Speaks - Kroszner will speak on day 2 of the annual Institute of International Bankers Washington Conference. He will give a speech entitled: "Liquidity Risk Management in the Business of Banking". Audience questions are expected. Official website: http://www.iib.org/
Tue Mar 04	14:00	Fed Chairman Bernanke Speaks - Bernanke will speak on day 3 of the Independent Community Bankers of America/ Techworld Annual Convention. He is due to give a speak entitled: "Reducing Preventable Mortgage Foreclosures". Event schedule: www.icba.org
	18:00	Dallas Fed President Fisher Speaks - Fisher will speak at the Special SBE (Society of Business Economists) Meeting in London. His remarks will include comments on balancing inflation and growth, which is especially relevant for the Fed at the moment. SBE website: http://www.sbe.co.uk/
	18:00	Fed Governor Mishkin Speaks - Mishkin will become the 2nd FOMC representative to speak at the NABE Washington Economic Policy Conference this week. He will speak about the US economy. Audience questions are expected.
	22:00	RBA Assistant Governor Edey Speaks - Edey will give a speech entitled "The Evolving Economic Outlook" at the Australian Indusry Group's (A I Group) Growing Your Business in 2008 event in Sydney. A I Group site: http://www.aigroup.asn.au/
Wed Mar 05	All Day	OPEC's 148th Meeting - The first meeting of 2008 for the OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) Conference will be held in Vienna, Austria. OPEC members are expected to keep the press briefed throughout the day. OPEC Meetings: http://www.opec.org
Thu Mar 06	00:30	Cleveland Fed President Pianalto Speaks - Pianalto is due to speak at the New Yourk Money Marketeers Club, in New York. He will address the US economy and FOMC monetary policy. Audience questions are expected.
	13:30	ECB President Trichet Speaks - Trichet will give the press conference following the ECB Interest Rate Announcement earlier in the day. This press conference is watched closely because the rate announcement itself is void of any commentary. Spectators will be watching for any clues to future interest rate moves from the ECB.
	18:00	New York Fed President Geithner Speaks - Geithner will speak in New York at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). He will give a speech entitled: "The Current Financial Challenges: Policy and Regulator Implications".
Fri Mar 07	NTS	BOJ Governor Fukui Speaks - Fukui will hold the press conference in Tokyo following the BOJ Interest Rate Announcement. The announcement itself comes with no commentary so the markets watch Fukui's comments closely for clues to future rate moves. Traders are very interested in the BOJ's economic sentiment.
	NTS	ECB President Trichet Speaks - Trichet is a scheduled guest speaker at Banque De France's International Symposium on "Globalization, Inflation and Monetary Policy" in Paris. Trichet recently gave a speech on the topic at the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics.You can read this transcript here.
	08:00	Dallas Fed President Fisher Speaks - Fisher is also a guest speaker at the Banque De France "Globalization, Inflation and Monetary Policy" event in Paris. Event Info: http://www.banque-france.fr
	13:30	Fed Governor Mishkin Speaks - Governor Mishkin will speak at the "Jarle Bergo Colloquium: Globalisation and Monetary Policy" in Oslo, Norway. The event is being held in honour of Norges Bank's Deputy Governor Bergo who resigns at the end of the month. Mishkin will give a speech on "Advances In Monetary Policy". Audience questions are expected. Due to the fact that there are several high profile news announcements at the time of this speech, it is likely that very little attention will be paid to his comments. Event schedule: http://www.norges-bank.no
	15:15	Fed Vice Chairman Kohn Speaks - Kohn is also due to speak at the "Globalization, Inflation and Monetary Policy" event in Paris. He will give a speech entitled: "Implications for the Conduct of Monetary Policy". Audience questions are expected.

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