Week inAdvance
Monday | Apr 12, 2021
Mon Apr 12 Ramadan begins. NSA, NEC to discuss global microprocessors shortage. | Tue Apr 13 'Racism & the Economy' at the Fed. | Wed Apr 14 'Green Corruption' dialog in Zurich. Eurofi in Lisbon. U.S. Fed Beige Book. | Thu Apr 15 House Financial Services hearing on the end of Libor. | Fri Apr 16 Euro area finmins in Brussels.

All times are Eastern and subject to change.
save the date
Wednesday, Apr 21
INVESTORS CMBS industry update
4 - 4:15 pm

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at the agencies
Monday, Apr 12
NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY, NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL
Top national security and economic advisers plan to meet with semiconductor and auto companies to discuss the global shortage of microprocessors.

Tuesday, Apr 13
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Racism and the Economy, the fifth installment a virtual event series focused on how racism affects the people and practice of economics.

Thursday, April 15
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
Webinar on the possibilities of big and alternative data in finance and banking, part of the FDIC's "Banking on Data: Great Possibilities, Great Responsibilities" webinar series. Register here.

Thursday, Apr 15
MUNICIPAL SECURITIES RULEMAKING BOARD
Free virtual training on how to be more efficient and effective when you submit disclosure documents to the Electronic Municipal Market Access (EMMA®) website. Register here.
on the hill
Tuesday, Apr 13
SENATE BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Hearing on the legacy of racial discrimination in housing.

Tuesday, Apr 13
SENATE BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Subcommittee on Economic Policy hearing on the student debt burden and its impact on racial justice, borrowers, and the economy.

Wednesday, Apr 14
HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICE
Virtual hearing to examine the need for investments in housing and financial infrastructure.

Thursday, Apr 15
HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES
Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets hearing on the end of Libor, and transitioning to an alternative interest rate calculation for mortgages, student loans, business borrowing, and other financial products. Fed Chair Jerome Powell has said national legislation is needed to ensure a smooth transition when Libor expire.

Thursday, Apr 15
HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES
Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions hearing to explore trends in financial institution charters and whether they constitute banking innovation or regulatory evasion.

Thursday, Apr 15
SENATE BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS  
Hearing on public transportation infrastructure investment and FAST Act reauthorization.
across the globe
Wednesday, Apr 14
ZURICH, Switzerland
A Basel Institute on Governance/OECD virtual dialog – part of the Corrupting the Environment series in their Green Corruption program – on how behavioral insights can enhance interventions against corruption and environmental crime. Register here.

Wednesday, Apr 14
ROME, Italy
G20 1st Africa Advisory Group meeting (finance track).

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Friday, Apr 16
LISBON, Portugal
Eurofi High Level Seminar 2021. Topics will include post-Covid recovery, global fragmentation, AML, ESG, the Digital Finance Strategy, and the digital Euro. Event is by invitation and conducted under Chatham House Rule.

Thursday, Apr 15
PARIS, France
ESMA (European Securities and Markets Authority) webinar on sustainable finance: Fund portfolio networks: a climate risk perspective.

Friday, Apr 16
BRUSSELS, Belgium
Euro-area finance ministers hold their monthly video call to discuss insolvency frameworks and the digital euro. They’ll also be briefed on the recently-concluded IMF spring meetings.
other events
Wednesday, Apr 14
WASHINGTON DC
Fed Chair Jerome Powell participates in a discussion at the Economic Club of Washington. Watch live.

Thursday, Apr 15
U.S. retail sales are poised to surge as stimulus checks pad consumers’ wallets. The report follows a slew of positive economic data in recent weeks, including the better-than-expected March employment report.
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