DIARY - Today in Washington - Oct. 19

Oct. 19

ALL TIMES IN EDT/GMT

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1000/1400 - Federal Reserve holds 28-day, $75 billion TAF
auction.

1100/1500 - Treasury Dept. announces weekly sale of 4-week
bills

1100/1500 -- Santa Barbara, Calif. - Federal Reserve
Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks on "Asia and the Global Financial
Crisis" at a conference sponsored by the San Francisco Federal
Reserve Bank.

1200/1600 - CATO Institute policy forum, "Which Way Forward
for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac?" Jay Brinkmann, chief
economist, Mortgage Bankers Association; David Crowe, chief
economist, National Association of Home Builders.

1200/1600 - Carnegie Endowment discussion, "The Middle East
and North Africa: Exiting the Great Recession?" with IMF Middle
East and Central Asia Department Director Masood Ahmed.

1300/1700 - Treasury Dept weekly sale of 3-, 6-month
bills.

1300/1700 - National Association of Home Builders/Wells
Fargo issues October housing market index.

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