Economic Speeches and Comments for November 09-15 2008

G20 Meeting: Day 2 - Day 2 of the G20 meeting in Sao Paulo.

ECB President Trichet Speaks - Trichet will hold a press conference after the Bank for International Settlements Global Economy Meeting in Sao Paulo.

Transcript: Interview with Folha de Sao Paulo

Special Assistant US Treasury Secretary Kashkari Speaks - Financial Stability Secretary Kashkari will speak at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Troubled Asset Relief Program Summit in New York.

Event details: TARP Summit

Kashkari's Remarks

BOC Deputy Governor Duguay Speaks - Duguay will speak at Université Laval in Québec on the topic of "The Quest for Confidence: 400 Years of Money - From La Nouvelle France to Canada Today".

Transcript: The Quest for Confidence: 400 Years of Money

BOE Governor King Speaks - King will hold a press conference in London to talk about the BOE Inflation Report.

November 2008 BOE Inflation Report Press Conference Transcript

Fed Governor Kohn Speaks - Kohn will speak at the Official Celebration of the Tenth Anniversary of the Banque Central du Luxembourg. He will give a speech entitled "Productivity and Innovation in Financial Services". Audience questions are expected.

Transcript: Productivity and Innovation in Financial Services

ECB President Trichet Speaks - Trichet will also speak at the Banque Central du Luxembourg 10th anniversary event "Productivity in the Financial Services Sector".

Transcript: The Eurosystem Team at 10 Years

Minneapolis Fed President Stern Speaks - Stern will speak at the Minnesota Womens' Economic Roudtable.

Philadelphia Fed President Plosser Speaks - Plosser's speech to the Economic Club of Pittsburgh is due to be released. He will talk about "Regulatory Reform and the Economy". Audience questions are expected.

Transcript: Some Thoughts on the Economy and Financial Regulatory Reform

ECB President Trichet Speaks - Trichet will give the dinner address at the 5th ECB Central Banking Conference "The Euro at Ten: Lessions and Challenges" in Frankfurt.

Transcript: Undervalued Risk and Uncertainty: Some Thoughts on the Market Turmoil

US President Bush Speaks - Bush will speak in New York about financial markets and the economy.

Media: Bush Discusses Financial Markets and World Economy

Minneapolis Fed President Stern Speaks - Stern will speak at the An Economy in Crisis: What Now? event organized by the Winona State University. Audience questions are expected.

Transcript: Too Big to Fail: The Way Forward

Fed Chairman Bernanke and ECB President Trichet Speak - Bernanke and Trichet will participate in a pannel discussion "International Interdependencies and Monetary Policy - a Policy Maker's View" at the 5th ECB Central Banking Conference in Frankfurt.

Transcript: Trichet's Remarks
Transcript: Bernanke's Remarks

Special Assistant US Treasury Secretary Kashkari Tesitifies - Kashkari will testify before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Domestic Policy in Washington DC. The hearing will be entitled "Is Treasury Using Bailout Funds as Congress Intended?"

Transcript: Testimony of Mr Kashkari

Cleveland Fed President Pianalto Speaks - Pianalto will speak at the City Club of Cleveland about "The Credit Crisis and the Role of the Federal Reserve".

Transcript: The Credit Crisis and the Role of the Federal Reserve

G20 Meeting - The G20 (Group of Twenty largest economies in the world) will hold a meeting in Washington DC. The meeting is closed to the press but officials are likely to make comments throughout the day.