Week inAdvance Monday | Feb 8, 2021

Mon Feb 8 ECB prez at the European Parliament. | Tue Feb 9 OECD parliamentarian meeting. | Wed Feb 10 Fed’s Powell speaks. U.S. consumer price index. | Thu Feb 11 Senate confirmation hearing for labor secretary. | Fri Feb 12 Chinese New Year. All times are Eastern and subject to change.

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at the agencies

No meetings of note.

on the hill

Thursday, Feb 11 SENATE HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR & PENSIONS The committee is expected to approve Boston Mayor Marty Walsh's nomination for labor secretary. Walsh will then have to win approval from the 50-50 split Senate to receive final confirmation. He’s poised to be the first union member in nearly half a century to serve as labor secretary.

across the globe

Monday, Feb 8 BRUSSELS, Belgium European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is expected to participate in a debate about the ECB annual report at the European Parliament. Tuesday, Feb 9 ROME, Italy G20 2nd Infrastructure Working Group Meeting (finance track). Tuesday, Feb 9 - Wednesday, Feb 10 PARIS, France OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) Global Parliamentarian Network virtual meeting. Thursday, Feb 11 PARIS, France European Banking Authority public hearing on certain regulatory technical standards.  Thursday, Feb 11 VIENNA, Austria OPEC monthly Oil Market Report is published, covering major issues affecting the world oil market and demand forecasts.

other events

Wednesday, Feb 10 WASHINGTON DC The U.S. consumer price index will be closely watched. Subdued inflation has been a hallmark of the pandemic year, but price pressures are starting to build as the economy recovers. Still, the January figures are expected to remain tame. Wednesday, Feb 10 NEW YORK CITY Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks on the state of the U.S. labor market on an Economic Club of New York webinar at 2 pm ET. Watch live. Wednesday, Feb 10 NEW YORK CITY Bloomberg Live hosts a conversation with former BOE Governor Mark Carney about the outlook for ESG and impact investing. Thursday, Feb 11 Lunar New Year public holidays begin in nations across Asia, with China breaking for a week to celebrate the Year of the Ox. Chinese New Year is Friday. The Lunar New Year begins on Feb. 12, and marks the start of the Year of the Ox.

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