Week inAdvance
Monday | May 10, 2021
Mon May 10 EU begins to test its vaccine certificate system. | Tue May 11 NY Fed's Alternative Reference Rates Committee holds Sofr webinar. | Wed May 12 Muslim Eid al-Fitr festival marks the end of Ramadan. U.S. CPI report. | Thu May 13 FDIC economic inclusion meeting.

All times are Eastern and subject to change.
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Thursday, May 13
INVESTORS market practices industry update
10:30 - 11 am

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at the agencies
Tuesday, May 11
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK
The Alternative Reference Rates Committee will hold the second in a series of webinars, The SOFR Symposium: The Final YearThe event builds on ARRC’s initial Sofr symposium in March by highlighting the significance of this transition for financial stability and the importance of moving off of Libor in a sustainable way. The event will also feature a discussion among market participants about the Secured Overnight Financing Rate, term rates, and loan market developments. Read more.

Thursday, May 13
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
Meeting of the FDIC Advisory Committee on Economic Inclusion (ComE-IN).
on the hill
Tuesday, May 11
SENATE FINANCE
Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight hearing: "Closing the Tax Gap: Lost Revenue from Noncompliance and the Role of Offshore Tax Evasion."

Wednesday, May 12
HOUSE WAYS & MEANS
Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures Hearing: "Funding Our Nation's Priorities: Reforming the Tax Code's Advantageous Treatment of the Wealthy."

Wednesday, May 12
SENATE FINANCE
Hearing: "The President’s 2021 Trade Policy Agenda."
across the globe
Monday, May 10
ROME, Italy (virtual)
G20 conference on "Towards a more resilient international financial architecture." (finance track).

Monday, May 10
EUROPEAN UNION
The EU will begin trials to test its vaccine certificate system, with the goal of a June roll-out. The first trials will include Greece, Germany and France.

Monday, May 10
LONDON, U.K.
The U.K. government will announce if more pandemic rules can be relaxed in England from May 17, including allowing pubs and restaurants to serve indoors.

Tuesday, May 11
LONDON, U.K.
The U.K. government lays out its agenda for a new session of Parliament via a speech by the Queen. Planned legislation may include post-Brexit state aid, a plan to fix adult social care, and a revamp of national security legislation.

Wednesday, May 12
ZURICH, Switzerland (virtual)
A Basel Institute on Governance/OECD dialog – part of the Corrupting the Environment series in their Green Corruption program – on online marketplaces and sale of environmental products. Register here.

Wednesday, May 12
PARIS, France (virtual)
OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) Business Integrity Roundtable. A forum for exchange of experience, promotion of good practices, and implementing projects advancing business integrity globally, with the support of the OECD and its partners the public and the private sector.
other events
Wednesday, May 12
U.S. CPI report is forecast to show prices continued to increase in April, likely fueling further debate about the path of inflation. The year-over-year figure will be distorted by so-called base effects, a mathematical anomaly that will make it appear inflation has surged.

Wednesday, May 12
NEW YORK CITY
Sotheby’s will accept cryptocurrency, a first, for British graffiti artist Banksy’s “Love is in the Air.” The work is expected to fetch between $3 million and $5 million at Sotheby’s evening auction of contemporary art.
220 x 128 px