Economic Speeches and Comments for May 04-10 2008

Below you will find details for the planned economic speeches, comments and press conferences for the week of May 04-10 2008. All times are GMT. To find out how your local time compares with GMT click here.

Economic Speeches, Comments and Press Conferences for: May 04-10 2008
Date	Time	Comments
Mon May 05	12:40	ECB President Trichet Speaks - Trichet is due to hold a press conference after the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) meeting, Basel. Bank for International Settlements: www.bis.org
	13:45	BOC Deputy Governor Murray Speaks - Murray will give the keynote speech on day 1 of the Statistics Canada Socio-Economic Conference 2008. The speech will be entitled "Some Puzzles Related to Exchange Rate Pass Through". Conference program: www.statcan.ca
	15:00	Fed TAF Auction - The Fed will auction $75 billion of 28-day credit through its Term Auction Facility. The results will be published on Tuesday May 6th. Term Auction Facility: www.federalreserve.gov
Tue May 06	01:30	Fed Chairman Bernanke Speaks - Bernanke will speak at the Columbia Business School's 32nd Annual Dinner. He will give a speech entitled "Responding to Mortgage Delinquencies and Foreclosures". 32nd Annual Dinner: www2.gsb.columbia.edu
	08:30	ECB President Trichet Speaks - Trichet will say a few words at the official handing over ceremony of the new ECB Building in Frankfurt. This week's schedule: www.ecb.int/press/
	15:00	Fed TAF Summary - The Fed will publish a summary of the results of its TAF Auction held the day before.
Wed May 07	13:45	Fed Governor Kroszner Speaks - Kroszner will speak at the NeighborWorks National Symposium, "Weathering the Storm in the Wake of Foreclosure". Kroszner will give a speech entitled "The State of the Homeownership Industry: Today's Landscape and Projections for the Future". More info: www.nw.org
Thu May 08	13:30	ECB Press Conference headed by ECB President Trichet - Trichet will give the press conference following the ECB Interest Rate Announcement. The ECB is expected to keep rates on hold and traders will look to the press conference for an insight into the decision making process. Trichet will be accompanied by Vice President Papademos.

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