Economic Speeches and Comments for September 07-13 2008

OPEC Meeting: Day 1 - Day 1 of the 149th OPEC Meeting In Vienna will consist of the 66th Meeting of the Monitoring Sub-Committee.

Tentative Program: www.opec.org

RBA Governor Stevens Testifies - RBA Governor Stevens and Deputy Governors will testify before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, Melbourne. The topic of discussion is the RBA semi-annual economic outlook.

Opening statement: www.rba.gov
Hansard transcript: www.aph.gov.au

Dallas Fed President Fisher Speaks - Fisher will speak at the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank Community Luncheon.

Dallas Fed: http:dallasfed.org

OPEC Meeting: Day 2 - Day 2 of the OPEC Meeting is scheduled to include: Opening Session of the 149th Meeting (all OPEC and Non-OPEC Ministers, delegares and press), Plenary Session of the 149th Meeting (All OPEC Ministers and Delegates) and a Closed Session of the 149th Meeting (OPEC Heads of Delegation only).

Fed Chairman Bernanke Speaks - Bernanke will speak at "The White House Initiative on Historic Black Colleges and Universities" on the topic of education, Washington DC.

HBCU Conference: http://hbcuweek.ed.gov
Transcript: Remarks on historically black colleges and universities

OPEC Meeting: Day 3 - Day 3 of the 149th OPEC Meeting in Vienna is scheduled to include a press conference with the President of the OPEC Conference.

ECB President Trichet Testifies - Trichet will testify before the Europen Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON).

ECON Info: www.europarl.europa.eu
Transcript: www.ecb.int

SNB Vice-Chairman Hildebrand Speaks - Hildebrand will speak at the Swiss American Chamber of Commerce "CEO Luncheon" in Geneva. He will give a speech entitled: "Albert Gallatin, One of the Financial Founding Fathers: What can we Learn From Him Today?"

Event details: www.amcham.ch
Transcript: www.snb.ch

SNB Board Member Jordan Speaks - Jordan will spek at the Zurich University.

Mortgage financing and the risks of a credit crunch in Switzerland and abroad

BOE MPC Treasury Committee Hearings - The BOE MPC, lead by Governor King, are due to testify before the UK Parliament Treasury Committee on the BOE's August 2008 Inflation Report. Participarts are: Mervyn King (Governor), Charlie Bean (Deputy Governor), Paul Tucker (Executive Director), David Blanchflower (External Member of the MPC) and Andrew Sentance (External Member of the MPC).

UK Treasury Committee: www.parliament.uk

ECB President Trichet Speaks - Trichet will speak at the EUROFI Conference 2008 "How can Further EU Financial Integration Foster Economic Growth and Increase Confidence?", in Nice.

Programme: www.eurofi.net
The European Regulatory and Supervisory Framework: The Views of the ECB

Fed Vice Chairman Kohn Speaks - Kohn will participate in the Brookings Panel Discussion on Economic Activity and will make comments on three academic papers. The event will be held in Washington DC.

Transcript: www.federalreserve.gov

BOE Executive Director Tucker Speaks - Tucker will be a keynote speaker at the Money Macro and Finance Research Group 40th Annual Conference at Birkbeck, University of London.

Event details: www.worldeconomyandfinance.org
Money and Credit, Twelve Months On