DIARY-Federal Reserve Events

Sunday, August 31
***WASHINGTON - Frederic Mishkin resigns as a member of the Federal Reserve
Board of Governors.

Wednesday, September 10

MINNEAPOLIS - Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis holds 2008 Financial
Services Executive Forum. Participants include Federal Reserve Bank of
Minneapolis President Gary Stern and (INVITED) Federal Reserve Board Governor
Kevin Warsh. Event begins 0800 CDT/0900 EDT/1300 GMT. Agenda TBA. Federal
Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, 90 Hennepin Ave. Contact: 612 204 5000.
Information: here

Thursday, September 25

CHICAGO - Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans gives
welcome remarks before the "Credit Market Turmoil of 2007-08: Implications for
Public Policy" conference co-sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
and the European Central Bank, 0940 CDT/1040 EDT/1440 GMT. Federal Reserve Bank
of Chicago, 230 S. LaSalle Street. Contact: Laura LaBarbera, 312 322 2387 or
laura.labarbera@chi.frb.org

CHICAGO - (INVITED) Federal Reserve Board Governor Kevin Warsh speaks at
luncheon before the "Credit Market Turmoil of 2007-08: Implications for Public
Policy" conference co-sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the
European Central Bank. Event begins 1200 CDT/1300 EDT/1700 GMT. Speech topic,
Q&A TBA. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, 230 S. LaSalle Street. Contact: Laura
LaBarbera, 312 322 2387 or laura.labarbera@chi.frb.org
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REPORTS

Monday, JULY 28

DALLAS - Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas issues Texas Manufacturing Outlook
Survey for July, 0930 CDT/1030 EDT/1430 GMT.

CHICAGO - Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago releases the Midwest
Manufacturing Index, 1100 CDT/1200 EDT/1600 GMT

Thursday, JULY 31

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City releases its
manufacturing index for the tenth Fed district for July, 1000 CDT/1100 EDT/1500
GMT.

Monday, August 4

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

Thursday, August 7

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve releases June consumer credit figures, 1500
EDT/1900 GMT.

Thursday, August 14

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.

Friday, August 15

NEW YORK - Federal Reserve Bank of New York issues monthly Empire State
Manufacturing Survey, 0830 EDT/1230 GMT

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve releases July industrial production and
capacity utilization data, 0915 EDT/1315 GMT

Thursday, August 21

PHILADELPHIA - Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia releases its monthly
business outlook survey, 1000 EDT/1400 GMT.

Monday, August 25

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 CDT/0830 EDT/1230 GMT

DALLAS - Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas issues Texas Manufacturing Outlook
Survey for August, 0930 CDT/1030 EDT/1430 GMT.

Tuesday, August 26

RICHMOND, Va. - Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond releases monthly
manufacturing and services indices, 1000 EDT/1400 GMT.

Wednesday, August 27

CHICAGO - Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago releases the Midwest
Manufacturing Index, 1100 CDT/1200 EDT/1600 GMT

Thursday, August 28

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City releases its
manufacturing index for the tenth Fed district for August, 1000 CDT/1100
EDT/1500 GMT.

Friday, August 29

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

2008 dates:

Released 1400 EDT/1800 GMT:

Tuesday, August 26 (for August 5 meeting)

Tuesday, October 7 (for September 16 meeting)

Released 1400 EST/1900 GMT:

Wednesday, November 19 (for October 28-29 meeting)

OTHER FED REPORTS

Tuesday, August 12

PHILADELPHIA - Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia releases quarterly
Survey of Professional Forecasters, 1000 EDT/1400 GMT.
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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 EDT/2030 GMT

Every Friday (except federal holidays)

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve releases weekly assets and liabilities of
commercial banks figures, 1615 EDT/2015 GMT.
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NOTES:

Eastern Daylight Time through November 1, 2008 (four-hour time difference
EDT/GMT)

Eastern Standard Time resumes November 2, 2008 (five-hour time difference
EST/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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