DIARY-Federal Reserve Events

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FOMC MEETING DATES:

2019

March 19-20 (second day: statement released 1400 EDT/1800 GMT; news conference 1430 EDT/1830 GMT)

April 30-May 1 (second day: statement released 1400 EDT/1800 GMT); news conference 1430 EDT/1830 GMT)

June 18-19 (second day: statement released 1400 EDT/1800 GMT; news conference 1430 EDT/1830 GMT)

July 30-31 (second day: statement released 1400 EDT/1800 GMT); news conference 1430 EDT/1830 GMT)

September 17-18 (second day: statement released 1400 EDT/1800 GMT; news conference 1430 EDT/1830 GMT)

October 29-30 (second day: statement released 1400 EDT/1800 GMT); news conference 1430 EDT/1830 GMT)

December 10-11 (second day: statement released 1400 EST/1900 GMT; news conference 1430 EST/1930 GMT)

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FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIRMAN JEROME POWELL

Tuesday, February 12

ITTA BENA, Miss. - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks on "Economic Development in High Poverty Rural Communities" at the Hope Enterprise Corporation Rural Policy Forum, 1145 CST/1245 EST/1745 GMT. Text expected. Q&A from audience expected. Webcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDeSeEWVsHI. Cliff E. Williams Auditorium, Business Education Building, Mississippi Valley State University, 14000 Highway 82. Contact: Sheila Byrd, Hope Enterprise Corporation, (601) 940-4601 or sheila.byrd@hope-ec.org

Wednesday, February 27

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies on U.S. monetary policy and the economy before the House Financial Services Committee, 1000 EST/1500 GMT. 2128 Rayburn. Contact: 202 225 4247 ----------------------------------------------------------

OTHER FED OFFICIALS

Friday, February 8

SAN FRANCISCO - Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly participates in moderated conversation before the Bay Area Council Economic Institute 12th Annual Economic Forecast Conference, 1015 PST/1315 EST/1815 GMT. Embargoed text not expected. Media Q&A expected. 555 California Street. Contact: Kevin Sajdak, 415 314 2948 or kevin.sajdak@sf.frb.org

Monday, February 11

SAN DIEGO - Federal Reserve Gov. Michelle W. Bowman speaks at the 2019 American Bankers Association Conference for Community Bankers, 0815 PST/1115 EST/1615 GMT. Text expected. Q&A from the moderator expected. Webcast: https://www.aba.com/live. Hilton San Diego Bayfront, 1 Park Blvd. Contact: Jeff Sigmund, American Bankers Association, (202) 663-5439 or jsigmund@aba.com

Tuesday, February 12

CINCINNATI - Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester speaks on the economic outlook and monetary policy before the Xavier University and Financial Executives International -- Cincinnati Chapter meeting, 1830 EST/2330 GMT. Audience and media Q&As expected. Text available at speech time. Cintas Ballroom, Cintas Center at Xavier University, 1624 Herald Avenue. RSVP: Andrew Zajac, 216 579 3196 or andrew.zajac@clev.frb.org; or Kelly Leon, 513 745 3877 or leon@xavier.edu

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Esther George speaks on "Charting America's Economic Course" at a public conversation hosted by the Kansas City Public Library, 1830 CST/1930 EST/0030 GMT. Audience Q&A expected. No separate media Q&A. No text. Kansas City Public Library, Plaza Branch, 4801 Main Street. RSVP: Bill Medley, 816 881 2556 or bill.medley@kc.frb.org; or Victoria Rosengarten, 816 881 2308 or victoria.rosengarten@kc.frb.org

Wednesday, February 13

DUBLIN Ireland - Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic participates in moderated discussion on the economic outlook and monetary policy before the European Financial Forum, 0850 EST/1350 GMT (1350 Dublin time). No Q&A. No text. No livestream. Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Printworks Conference Centre, Dublin 2, Ireland. Contact: Jean Tate, jean.tate@atl.frb.org

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester speaks on the economic outlook and monetary policy before the 2019 Economic Conference hosted by the University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business and Economics, 0850 EST/1350 GMT. Audience and media Q&As expected. Text available at speech time. Lexington Convention Center, 430 West Vine Street, Bluegrass Ballroom 2. RSVP: Mary Ann Quarandillo, 859 257 0750 or annmary.q@uky.edu. Information: http://gatton.uky.edu/executive-education/professional-development/economic-outlook-conference

PHILADELPHIA - Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker speaks on the economic outlook before the Jewish Business Network Power Lunch, 1200 EST/1700 GMT. Text available. Audience Q&A expected. No media Q&A. Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Ten Independence Mall West. Contact: Daneil Mazone, 215 574 7163 or daneil.mazone@phil.frb.org; or Joey Lee, 215 574 3840 or joey.lee@phil.frb.org

Thursday, February 14

NEWARK, Del. - Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker speaks on "Approaches to Leadership" before the Third Annual Lerner MBA Student Association Conference, 1100 EST/1600 GMT. Text available. Audience Q&A expected. No media Q&A. Gore Recital Hall, Roselle Center for the Arts, 110 Orchard Road. Contact: Daneil Mazone, 215 574 7163 or daneil.mazone@phil.frb.org; or Joey Lee, 215 574 3840 or joey.lee@phil.frb.org

Friday, February 15

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic speaks on "Workforce Development" before the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama annual meeting, 0855 CST/0955 EST/1455 GMT. Audience and media Q&As expected. Embargoed text and livestream available. Harbert Center, 2019 Fourth Avenue North. Contact: Marci Smith, marci@parcaalabama.org

Tuesday, February 19

NEWARK, Del. - Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester speaks on the economic outlook and monetary policy before the 2019 Economic Forecast hosted by the University of Delaware Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship and Lyons Companies, 0850 EST/1350 GMT. Audience and media Q&As expected. Text available at speech time. John M. Clayton Hall Conference Center, 100 David Hollowell Drive, University of Delaware. RSVP: Jenn Miller, 302 472 2957 or jmiller@lyonsinsurance.com

Thursday, February 21

ATLANTA - Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic speaks on the economic outlook and monetary policy before the Terry Third Thursday, 0750 EST/1350 GMT. Audience Q&A expected. Median Q&A TBD. No livestream. Embargoed text available. Terry Executive Education Center, 3475 Lenox Road, Live Oaks Square. Contact: Christine Smith, 706 542 9715 or ctsmith@uga.edu

Friday, February 22

NEW YORK - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard and Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker participate in panel, "The Future of the Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet" before the 2019 Monetary Policy Forum hosted by The Initiative on Global Markets, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, 1330 EST/1830 GMT. (Bullard: slides and press release available; no text; audience Q&A expected; no media Q&A. Harker: no text; audience Q&A expected; no media Q&A). InterContinental New York Barclay, 111 E. 48th Street. Contact: Laura Girresch, 314 444 6166, cell 314 348 3639 or laura.e.girresch@stls.frb.org; or Daneil Mazone, 215 574 7163 or daneil.mazone@phil.frb.org

Friday, February 28

WASHINGTON - (INVITED) Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Richard Clarida speaks on "A View from the Federal Reserve Board" before the National Association for Business Economics 35th Annual NABE Economic Policy Conference, 0800 EST/1300 GMT. Other details TBA. Capital Hilton, 16th and K streets N.W. Information: https://www.nabe.com/pc2019

ATLANTA - Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic participates in discussion, "The Economic and Housing Landscape: an Update" before the "Big Data, Big Money: Exploring Banking's Next Horizon" conference hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, 0850 EST/1350 GMT. Audience Q&A expected. No media Q&A. No embargoed text. No livestream. 1000 Peachtree Street. Information: https://www.frbatlanta.org/news/conferences-and-events/conferences/2019/0228-banking-outlook

PHILADELPHIA - Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker speaks on the economic outlook before the Philadelphia Inquirer 2019 Influence of Finance Awards, 1215 EST/1715 GMT. Text available. No Q&A. Crystal Tea Room, 100 E. Penn Square. Information: https://pmnevents.philly.com/e/financeinfluencers

ST. LOUIS - Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester participates in the Second Annual Women in Economics Symposium hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Event begins 1530 CST/1630 EST/2130 GMT. Other details TBA. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, One Federal Reserve Bank Plaza, Broadway and Locust Streets. Contact: Scott Wolla, scott.a.wolla@stls.frb.org. Information: https://www.stlouisfed.org/events/2019/ee-womeneconsym0219

Friday, March 1

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic speaks on "A View from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta" before the National Association for Business 35th Annual Economic Policy Conference, 1250 EST/1750 GMT. Other details TBA. Capital Hilton, 16th and K streets N.W. Information: https://www.nabe.com/pc2019

Wednesday, March 6

NEW YORK - Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams speaks before the Economic Club of New York Signature Luncheon, 1200 EST/1700 GMT. Other details TBA. New York Hilton Midtown Hotel, 1335 6th Avenue. Contact: events@econclubny.org ------------------------------------------------------------

Federal Open Market Committee Meeting (FOMC) Minutes: (Wednesday dates, except where noted) 2019:

(1400 EST/1900 GMT)

February 20 (for January 29-30, 2019 meeting)

(1400 EDT/1800 GMT)

April 10 (for March 19-20 meeting)

May 22 (for April 30-May 1 meeting)

July 10 (for June 18-19 meeting)

August 21 (for July 30-31 meeting)

October 9 (for September 17-18 meeting)

(1400 EST/1900 GMT)

November 20 (for October 29-30 meeting)

Beige Book (Wednesday dates) 2019:

(1400 EST/1900 GMT):

March 6

(1400 EDT/1800 GMT):

April 17, June 5, July 17, September 4, October 16

(1400 EST/1900 GMT):

November 27

Federal Reserve Quarterly Financial Accounts of the United States (Z.1)

Thursday, March 7, 2019, at 1200 EST/1700 GMT

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