DIARY - Today in Washington - Oct. 29

Oct. 29

ALL TIMES IN EDT/GMT

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0800/1200 - Census Bureau issues monthly fats and oils
production, consumption and stocks report.

0830/1230 - Commerce Dept. issues first estimate of U.S.
third-quarter gross domestic product.

0830/1230 - Labor Dept. issues weekly jobless claims.

0830/1230 - USDA releases weekly export sales.

0930/1330 - House Financial Services Committee hearing on
resolution authority for financial firms. Treasury Secretary
Timothy Geithner testifies on the first panel. The second panel
includes Sheila Bair, chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corp; John Dugan, Comptroller, Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency; Daniel Tarullo, Federal Reserve board governor, and
John Bowman, acting director of the Office of Thrift
Supervision.

1000/1400 - Commerce Dept. issues third-quarter housing
vacancies data.

1000/1400 - Freddie Mac issues weekly U.S. mortgage rates.

1000/1400 - Joint Economic Committee hearing, "The Impact
of the Recovery Act on Economic Growth." Witnesses include
Steven Landefeld, director, Commerce Dept. Bureau of Economic
Analysis, and Mark Zandi, chief economist, Moody's
Economy.com.

1030/1430 - EIA issues weekly U.S. underground natural gas
stocks

1100/1500 - Treasury Dept. weekly announcement of 3- and
6-month bill sale offerings.

1215/1615 - New York - National Economic Council Director
Lawrence Summers speaks before the Economic Club of New York.

1300/1700 - Treasury Dept. sells 7-year notes.

2040/0040 - Chicago - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner
takes questions at the Economic Club of Chicago's meeting

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