DIARY-Top Economic Events to April 30

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THURSDAY, MARCH 5

NEW YORK - Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee speaks at the Foreign Policy Association Financial Services Dinner. - 0000 GMT

NEW YORK - Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman speaks before virtual New York Bankers Association "Navigating What's Next: Perspective on the Economy and Innovation" event 1815 GMT.

BRUSSELS - Participation by ECB board member Luis de Guindos in conversation at 2026 IIF European Summit "Securing Growth – Innovating to Compete" – 0850 GMT.

BRUSSELS - Participation by ECB board member Sharon Donnery in panel discussion at 2026 IIF European Summit "Securing Growth – Innovating to Compete" -1045 GMT

BRUSSELS - ECB Vice President Luis de Guindos, Bank of Finland Governor Olli Rehn and bank supervisor Sharon Donnery speak at an IIF event

BOLOGNA, Italy - Delivery of 2026 Annual Global Risk Lecture in honour of Robert Mundell by ECB President Christine Lagarde organised by John Hopkins University - 1700 GMT

Florence, Italy - Introductory dinner speech by ECB bank supervisor Pedro Machado at Florence School of Banking and Finance Annual Conference 2026 – "The EU Savings and Investments Union" - 1815 GMT

FRIDAY, MARCH 6

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Susan Collins delivers the keynote address at the Springfield Regional Chamber's Outlook 2026 event - 1820 GMT.

NEW YORK - Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly and Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Anna Paulson participate in "The Value of Private Sector Data for U.S. Monetary Policy Making" panel before the 2026 U.S. Monetary Policy Forum sponsored by the University of Chicago Booth School of Business – 1515 GMT

FRANKFURT - Governor of the National Bank of Belgium Pierre Wunsch speaks - 1000 GMT

MILAN, Italy - Lecture by ECB President Christine Lagarde for Renzo Piano students at the Politecnico di Milano – 1000 GMT.

NEW YORK CITY, United States - Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack participates in "On the Safe-haven Status of the Dollar" panel before the 2026 U.S. Monetary Policy Forum sponsored by the University of Chicago Booth School of Business - 1830 GMT

FRANKFURT - Presentation by ECB board member Piero Cipollone at European Banking Federation (EBF) Executive Committee meeting - 1330 GMT

NEW YORK CITY, United States - Keynote speech by ECB board member Isabel Schnabel at the Booth School of Business' Policy Forum - 1700 GMT

NEW YORK, United States - Remarks and panel discussion by Andrew Hauser, RBA Deputy Governor, at the 2026 US Monetary Policy Forum – 1830 GMT

TUESDAY, MARCH 10

WELLINGTON - Reserve bank of New Zealand, Assistant Governor for Money, Karen Silk, will speak on a panel entitled "The Opportunity – World Class Payment Systems" at a Payments Roundtable hosted by MinterEllisonRuddWatts.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11

STOCKHOLM - Riksbank executive board meeting - 0800 GMT

THURSDAY, MARCH 12

LONDON – Speech by Vicky White, Prudential Policy Directorate at the Bank of England's Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), at Connect Global Group 4th annual treasury and capital markets forum – 1440 GMT.

LONDON – Opening remarks by Governor of Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, at the Financial Stability Board payments summit, as part of his FSB Chair – 0930 GMT.

WASHINGTON DC - Federal Reserve issues quarterly financial accounts of the United States – 1600 GMT

TUESDAY, MARCH 17

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) starts its two-day meeting on interest rates (to Mar. 18)

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18

WELLINGTON - Adam Richardson, Director of Financial Markets of Reserve bank of New Zealand, will speak on the RBNZ’s consultation on liquidity management – 2300 GMT.

FRANKFURT - Bank supervisors from the European Central Bank, the European Banking Authority, and Germany's Bundesbank and BaFin speak at an event organised by German business daily Handelsblatt. Other speakers include chief risk offers at German banks including Commerzbank (To Mar. 19)

STOCKHOLM - Riksbank publishes monetary policy meeting, including the policy rate - 0800 GMT

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announces its decision on interest rates followed by statement - 1800 GMT

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Federal Reserve chairperson holds a news conference

OTTAWA - Bank of Canada key policy interest rate announcement - 1345 GMT

TOKYO - Bank of Japan holds monetary policy meeting (to Mar. 19)

BERLIN - Governing Council of the ECB holds monetary policy meeting in Frankfurt (to Mar. 19)

THURSDAY, MARCH 19

TOKYO - Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds news conference after policy meeting - 0230 GMT.

BERN - Swiss National Bank (SNB) monetary policy assessment with news conference - 0830 GMT

STOCKHOLM - Riksbank publishes monetary policy decision, including the policy rate and the Monetary Policy report for March 2026 - 0830 GMT

STOCKHOLM - The Riksbank is arranging a press conference on the monetary policy decision - 1000 GMT

LONDON - Bank of England announces rate decision and publishes the minutes of the meeting, after the rate decision - 1200 GMT

BERLIN - Press conference following the Governing Council meeting of the ECB in Frankfurt - 1245 GMT

TUESDAY, MARCH 24

AUCKLAND - Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Anna Breman will deliver a keynote speech to Business NZ's CEO Forum – 0100 GMT.

TOKYO - Bank of Japan releases minutes of monetary policy meeting held on Jan 22 and 23 - 2350 GMT

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25

STOCKHOLM - Riksbank executive board meeting - 0800 GMT

STOCKHOLM - Riksbank publishes minutes from the monetary policy meeting on 18 March 2025 - 0830 GMT

THURSDAY, MARCH 26

WASHINGTON DC - Federal Reserve Board holds hybrid public outreach meeting as part of its review of regulations under the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act (EGRPRA).

BRANDON, MANITOBA - Carolyn Rogers, Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada, will give a speech "on factors affecting Canada's economic outlook and financial system" - 1600 GMT

OSLO - Norway Central Bank announces interest rate decision and Monetary Policy Report 1/25 - 0900 GMT

BERLIN - General Council meeting of the ECB (Virtual)

FRIDAY, MARCH 27

SAN FRANCISCO - Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly gives introductory remarks before the Macroeconomics and Monetary Policy Conference hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco – 1530 GMT

STOCKHOLM - Riksbank general council meeting - 1200 GMT

SUNDAY, MARCH 29

TOKYO - Bank of Japan to release summary of opinions from board members at its Mar 18-19 policy meeting - 2350 GMT

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1

STOCKHOLM - Riksbank executive board meeting - 0700 GMT

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8

WASHINGTON DC - Federal Open Market Committee issues minutes from its meeting of March 17-18, 2026. - 1800 GMT

WELLINGTON - Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) holds April Monetary Policy Review and OCR - 0400 GMT.

BERLIN - Governing Council of the ECB holds non-monetary policy meeting (Virtual)

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15

WASHINGTON DC - Federal Reserve issues the Beige Book - 1800 GMT

THURSDAY, APRIL 16

WASHINGTON DC, United States - Finance ministers and central bank governors from G20 countries meet in Washington, D.C.

ZURICH - Speech by members of Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank Petra Tschudin and Thomas Moser at Money Market Event - 1600 GMT

ZURICH - Swiss National Bank summary of rates decision discussion - 0730 GMT

TUESDAY, APRIL 21

HELSINKI - Finnish central bank chief Olli Rehn speaks about euro zone monetary policy, economic outlook, and international economy - 0800 GMT

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22

STOCKHOLM - Riksbank executive board meeting - 0700 GMT

FRIDAY, APRIL 24

BERNE - Speech by President of the Swiss National Bank Council Barbara Janom Steiner, Swiss National Bank General Meeting of Shareholders - 0800 GMT

BERNE - Speech by Swiss economist and Chairman of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank Martin Schlegel, Swiss National Bank General Meeting of Shareholders - 0800 GMT

STOCKHOLM - Riksbank general council meeting - 1100 GMT

MONDAY, APRIL 27

TOKYO - Bank of Japan holds Monetary Policy Meeting (to Apr. 28)

TUESDAY, APRIL 28

TOKYO - Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds news conference after policy meeting - 0230 GMT

STOCKHOLM - Riksbank executive board meeting - 0700 GMT

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) starts its two-day meeting on interest rates (to Apr. 29)

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announces its decision on interest rates followed by statement - 1800 GMT

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Federal Reserve chairperson holds a news conference

OTTAWA - Bank of Canada key policy interest rate announcement and monetary policy report

BERLIN - Governing Council of the ECB holds monetary policy meeting in Frankfurt (to Apr. 30)

THURSDAY, APRIL 30

LONDON - Bank of England to publishes Monetary Policy Report - 1100 GMT

LONDON - Bank of England announces rate decision and publishes the minutes of the meeting, after the rate decision - 1100 GMT

BERLIN - Press conference following the Governing Council meeting of the ECB in Frankfurt - 1245 GMT

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