Week inAdvance
Monday | Mar 21, 2022
Mon Mar 21 SEC may propose new climate disclosure rules. Powell speech. | Tue Mar 22 Bloomberg Equality Summit. | Wed Mar 23 Sunak’s ‘Spring Statement’. Powell at virtual BIS innovation summit. | Thu Mar 24 NATO chiefs meet. | Fri Mar 25 Daylight Savings Time begins in the EU and the U.K.

With the war in Ukraine into its fourth week, NATO members meet in Brussels to discuss further actions to stop Russian aggression. Attention will be on U.S. President Joe Biden, who’ll join in person on Thursday. 

After the Federal Reserve lifted interest rates and signaled hikes at all remaining meetings this year, we’ll hear again from Chair Jerome Powell, who speaks at the 38th Annual NABE Economic Policy Conference in Washington on Monday.

On Wednesday, we’ll get a clearer picture of the U.K.’s response to inflation and growth issues when Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak delivers his “Spring Statement” to Parliament, outlining the government’s public spending plans and priorities. 

All times are Eastern and subject to change.
save the date
Thursday, Apr 14
INVESTORS market practices industry update
10:30 - 11 am

Come when you can. Leave when you have to. Take your calls.
at the agencies
Monday, Mar 21
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Open meeting to consider whether to propose amendments that would enhance and standardize registrants’ climate-related disclosures for investors, as part of a global push by regulators to acknowledge climate change as a risk to their economies and their financial systems.
on the hill
Monday, Mar 21
SENATE JUDICIARY
Nomination hearing for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson begins.

Tuesday, Mar 22
SENATE BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Hearing on building a resilient economy and shoring up supply.

Thursday, Mar 24
SENATE BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Hearing on strengthening oversight and equity in the appraisal process.
across the globe
Monday, Mar 21
BASEL, Switzerland
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision meets.

Monday, Mar 21
GENEVA, Switzerland (virtual)
World Trade Organization Global Supply Chains Forum: "Easing supply chain bottlenecks for a sustainable future."

Monday, Mar 21
PARIS, France (virtual)
3rd Meeting of the OECD Expert Group on Mis- and Disinformation: Fighting disinformation together: Toward a new governance model, part of the OECD's Reinforcing Democracy Initiative.

Tuesday, Mar 22 -
Wednesday, Mar 23
BASEL, Switzerland (virtual)
The 2022 BIS Innovation Summit brings together global policymakers, senior executives from the financial and technology industries, and academics to discuss technology and innovation. The 2nd Summit will focus on Money and Payments for the first day and Technology and Innovation for the second day. Participants include ECB President Christine Lagarde, U.K. Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey, and Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

Wednesday, Mar 23
LONDON, U.K.
U.K. Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s “Spring Statement” on the budget at a time of a major cost of living squeeze. New economic forecasts are also due.

Wednesday, Mar 23
VIRTUAL
The Investor Agenda: Private equity, Net-Zero target setting & climate action plans will assess how asset owner capital allocated to private markets can align with Net-Zero goals. Sponsored by, among others, UN-PRI and Initiative Climat International (ICi).

Thursday, Mar 24
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (and online)
4th South African Investment Conference. Speakers include President Cyril Ramphosa.

Thursday, Mar 24 -
Friday, Mar 25
BRUSSELS, Belgium
Extraordinary meeting of NATO heads of state. U.S. President Joe Biden will attend on Thursday, which will mark a month since Russian troops invaded Ukraine. NATO heads of state will discuss next steps in relation to the conflict.

Thursday, Mar 24 -
Friday, Mar 25
BRUSSELS, Belgium
European Council will discuss Russian military aggression against Ukraine, security and defense, energy, economic issues, Covid-19 and external relations. U.S. President Joe Biden will join EU leaders during the first day of the European Council for a discussion on support for Ukraine and its people and on strengthening transatlantic cooperation in response to Russia’s aggression.

Thursday, Mar 24 -
Friday, Mar 25
BRUSSELS, Belgium
The Euro Summit, which takes place after the European Council, will discuss the economic situation and review progress on the banking union and capital markets union.
other events
Monday, Mar 21 -
Tuesday, Mar 22
WASHINGTON DC
38th Annual NABE Economic Policy Conference. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will speak on “sustainable and inclusive growth.” That topic is likely to include Powell’s thoughts on interest rates and inflation less than a week after the Fed raised rates and signaled several more increases through the year in an effort to tamp down on consumer prices, which are climbing at the fastest pace in four decades.

Tuesday, Mar 22 -
Wednesday, Mar 23
NEW YORK CITY (in-person or virtual)
Bloomberg Equality Summit. Measuring the Movement: Accountability in Action. Speakers include San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly; Commissioner Sharon Bowen, Chair, NYSE; and Natasha Cazenave, Executive Director, ESMA.

Saturday, Mar 26
PLANET EARTH
The lights will go out in cities across the planet for Earth Hour, the annual show of international kinship on climate change, reminding us that we can do more to tackle global warming by using less power.  
220 x 128 px