DIARY-Federal Reserve Events

Wednesday, January 14

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
President Gary Stern speaks before the Corridor Business
Journal annual Economic Forecast Luncheon. Event begins 1130
CST/1230 EST/1730 GMT. Other details TBA. Kirkwood Center for
Continuing Education. RSVP by Jan. 9: Margaret Rios, 319 887
2251 ext. 301 or margaretr@corridorbiznews.com. Information:
here
or here

Thursday, January 15

SAN FRANCISCO - Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
President Janet Yellen speaks on the economic outlook before
the Financial Women's Association of San Francisco, 1130
PST/1430 EST/1930 GMT. Q&A TBA. Sir Francis Drake Hotel.
Contact: Rhoda Singer, singerr@pacbell.net or 415 586 8599.
Information: www.fwasf.org/calendar.asp

Friday, January 16

RICHMOND - Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President
Jeffrey Lacker speaks on "Financial Conditions and the Economic
Outlook" before the Richmond Risk Management Association, 1215
EST/1715 GMT. Audience and media Q&As expected. Omni Hotel, 100
South 12th Street. RSVP: Ivy Carter, 804-697-8826 or
ivy.carter@rich.frb.org. Technical contact: Charlene Gadoury,
804 344 7248 or cgadoury@omnihotels.com. Information:
here

Wednesday, February 4

CLEVELAND - Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President
Sandra Pianalto speaks on the economic outlook before a
Harvard Business School Club of Northeastern Ohio dinner. Time,
location, other details TBA. Information:
here

Tuesday, February 10

NEW YORK - Federal Reserve Bank of New York President
Timothy Geithner gives opening remarks before the
"Inflation-Indexed Securities and Inflation Risk Management"
conference co-sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
and Harvard University. Details TBA. Federal Reserve Bank of
New York, 33 Liberty Street, 12th Floor Conference Center.
Contact: Tobias Adrian, tobias.adrian@ny.frb.org or Frank
Keane, frank.keane@ny.frb.org. Information:
here

Thursday, March 26

DAYTON, Ohio - Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President
Richard Fisher participates in the Redefining Investment
Strategy Education (RISE) IX Conference. Details TBA.
Information:
here
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FED MONTHLY REPORTS

Monday, December 22

CHICAGO - Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago issues monthly
Chicago Fed National Activity Index on current state of U.S.
economic activity and inflationary pressures, 0730 CST/0830
EST/1330 GMT

Tuesday, December 23

RICHMOND - Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond releases
monthly manufacturing and services indices, 1000 EST/1500 GMT.

Wednesday, December 24

DALLAS - Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas releases
trimmed-mean PCE inflation rate, no set time

Monday, December 29

DALLAS - Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas issues Texas
Manufacturing Outlook Survey for December, 0930 CST/1030
EST/1530 GMT.

CHICAGO - Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago releases the
Midwest Manufacturing Index, 1100 CST/1200 EST/1700 GMT

Tuesday, December 30

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
releases its manufacturing index for the tenth Fed district for
December, 1000 CST/1100 EST/1600 GMT.

Thursday, January 8

PHILADELPHIA - Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia issues
historical revisions to its monthly business outlook survey,
1000 EST/1500 GMT

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve releases November consumer
credit figures, 1500 EST/2000 GMT.

Thursday, January 15

NEW YORK - Federal Reserve Bank of New York issues monthly
Empire State Manufacturing Survey, 0830 EST/1330 GMT

Friday, January 16

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve releases December industrial
production and capacity utilization data, 0915 EST/1415 GMT

CLEVELAND - Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland releases its
monthly median Consumer Price Index, a weighted median of the
CPI issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, no set time.

Monday, January 26

CHICAGO - Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago issues monthly
Chicago Fed National Activity Index on current state of U.S.
economic activity and inflationary pressures, 0730 CST/0830
EST/1330 GMT

DALLAS - Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas issues Texas
Manufacturing Outlook Survey for January, 0930 CST/1030
EST/1530 GMT.

Tuesday, January 27

RICHMOND, Va. - Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond releases
monthly manufacturing and services indices, 1000 EST/1500 GMT.

Thursday, January 29

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
releases its manufacturing index for the tenth Fed district for
January, 1000 CST/1100 EST/1600 GMT.

CHICAGO - Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago releases the
Midwest Manufacturing Index, 1100 CST/1200 EST/1700 GMT.
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OTHER FED REPORTS

Friday, February 13, 2009

PHILADELPHIA - Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
releases quarterly Survey of Professional Forecasters, 1000
EST/1500 GMT.
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FOMC MINUTES FROM MEETINGS

Released 1400 EST/1900 GMT:

Tuesday, January 6, 2009 (for December 16 meeting)
***Wednesday, February 18, 2009 (for January 27-28, 2009
meeting)
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FED WEEKLY DATA

Every Monday (except federal holidays)

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve releases weekly selected
interest rates, no set time.

Every Thursday (except federal holidays)

NEW YORK - Federal Reserve releases weekly money supply and
other weekly Fed banking statistics, 1630 EST/2130 GMT.
***NOTE: Data for the week ended Dec. 24 will be released on
Monday, Dec. 29

Every Friday (except federal holidays)

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve releases weekly assets and
liabilities of commercial banks figures, 1615 EST/2115 GMT.
***NOTE: Data for the week ended Dec. 17 will be released on
Monday, Dec. 29
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NOTES:

Eastern Standard Time through March 7, 2009 (five-hour time
difference EST/GMT)

Eastern Daylight Time resumes March 8, 2009 (four-hour time
difference EDT/GMT)
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VOTING MEMBERS:

2008

Federal Reserve Bank of New York President Timothy
Geithner

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Sandra
Pianalto

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Charles
Plosser

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Richard Fisher

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Gary Stern

2009

Federal Reserve Bank of New York President Timothy
Geithner

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Jeffrey Lacker

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Dennis Lockhart

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Janet
Yellen

2010

Federal Reserve Bank of New York President Timothy
Geithner

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Sandra
Pianalto

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Thomas
Hoenig
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