Economic Speeches and Comments for May 18-24 2008

Below you will find details for the planned economic speeches, comments and press conferences for the week of May 18-24 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 18-24 2008
Date	Time	Comments
Mon May 19	15:00	Fed TAF Auction - The Federal Reserve will auction $75 billion in 28-day credit to depository institutions through its TAF facility. TAF details: www.federalreserve.gov
Tue May 20	NTS	BOJ Governor Shirakawa Speaks - Shirakawa will hold the press conference following the BOJ Interest Rate Announcement. The Announcement is delivered without any commentary from the BOJ so traders will be watching Shirakawa's comments very closely.
	14:00	Fed Vice Chairman Kohn Speaks - Donnald Kohn is due to speak at the National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems (NCPERS) Annual Conference in New Orleans. Kohn is expected to talk about US economic outlook. NCPERS: www.ncpers.com Event details: www.ncpers.com/conferences
	15:00	Fed TAF Summary - The Federal Reserve is expected to publish a summary of its TAF Auction held on Monday 19th May.
Wed May 21	18:00	Fed Governor Warsh Speaks - Warsh is due to speak at the Exchequer Club Washington DC Luncheon. He will give a speech entitled: "Using the Federal Funds Rate in Extraordinary Times". Audience questions are expected.
Thu May 22	14:00	Fed Governor Kroszner Speaks - Kroszner is expected to speak at the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) Annual Meeting in Amelia Island, Florida. He will give a speech entitled: "Prospects for Recovery and Repair of Mortgage Markets". CSBS: www.csbs.org Event details: www.csbs.org/AM
	18:20	BOC Governor Carney Speaks - Carney will be the guest luncheon speaker at the New York Association for Business Economics (NYABE) Luncheon. Event info: www.nyabe.org
Fri May 23	10:45	SNB Chairman Roth Speaks - Roth is due to speak at the Forum Suisse de Politique Internationale in Geneva.

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