December 2018
Announcements
Date:
Federal Government offices will be closed on December 24, 2018.
The daily and weekly statistical releases scheduled for today will be released on Wednesday, December 26.
Federal Reserve Bank payments systems will operate normally, and Reserve Bank cash offices will fulfill orders for currency and coin according to normal operating procedures.
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Federal government offices in Washington, D.C. will be closed on Wednesday December 5, 2018 due the national day of mourning.
The Federal Reserve Board plans to issue the following items as scheduled:
2:00 p.m. Beige Book
Chairman Powell's testimony before the Joint Economic Committee has been postponed.
All other previously scheduled releases for Wednesday, December 5, 2018 will be postponed until Thursday December 6, 2018.
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Speeches
Time:
Release Date(s):
12:15 p.m.
Speech - Governor Lael Brainard
Financial Stability
At the Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington, D.C.
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6:45 p.m.
Speech - Chairman Jerome H. Powell
Brief Welcoming Remarks
At the Housing Assistance Council's Rural Housing Conference, Washington, D.C.
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8:15 p.m.
Speech - Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal K. Quarles
Banking Conditions in the West
At State of the West 2018: Investing in the Future West - Banks and Infrastructure, Stanford, Calif.
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10:30 a.m.
Speech - Governor Lael Brainard
Treasury Market Structure
At the Conference on the Evolving Structure of the U.S. Treasury Market, New York, N.Y.
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FOMC Meetings
Time:
Release Date(s):
2:00 p.m.
FOMC Meeting
Two-day meeting, December 18-19
Press Conference
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Beige Book
Time:
Release Date(s):
2:00 p.m.
Beige Book
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Statistical Releases
Time:
Release Date(s):
4:15 p.m.
H.15 - Selected Interest Rates
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28, 31
9:45 a.m.
CP - Commercial Paper
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28, 31
4:15 p.m.
H.10 - Foreign Exchange Rates
3, 10, 17, 26, 31
10:00 a.m.
G.5 - Foreign Exchange Rates
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12:00 p.m.
Z.1 - Financial Accounts of the United States
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G.20 - Finance Companies
Publication date for this release is approximate.
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4:15 p.m.
H.8 - Assets and Liabilities of Commercial Banks in the U.S.
7, 14, 21, 28
3:00 p.m.
G.19 - Consumer Credit
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9:15 a.m.
G.17 - Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization
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4:30 p.m.
H.3 - Aggregate Reserves of Depository Institutions and the Monetary Base
6, 13, 20, 27
4:30 p.m.
H.4.1 - Factors Affecting Reserve Balances
6, 13, 20, 27
4:30 p.m.
H.6 - Money Stock Measures
6, 13, 20, 27
Other
Time:
Release Date(s):
Holiday - Christmas Day
The daily and weekly statistical releases scheduled for today will be released on Wednesday, December 26.
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