Week inAdvance Monday | Apr 19, 2021

Mon Apr 19 Boao Forum for Asia. Basel Committee on Banking Supervision meets. | Tue Apr 20 Apple product event. | Wed Apr 21 MSRB board meeting. | Thu Apr 22 Earth Day 2021. Biden hosts global climate summit. | Fri Apr 23 Yellen, Lagarde at Bloomberg event. All times are Eastern and subject to change.

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at the agencies

Wednesday, Apr 21 - Thursday, Apr 22 MUNICIPAL SECURITIES RULEMAKING BOARD Board of directors will meet virtually to discuss stakeholder input into the development of its long-term strategic plan, retrospective rule review, ESG initiatives in the municipal market, and other topics. View the complete agenda here.

on the hill

Monday, Apr 19 SENATE FINANCE Hearing on combatting inequality, the tax code and racial ethnic, and gender disparities. Tuesday, Apr 20 SENATE BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS Hearing to discuss an economy that works for everyone and investing in rural communities. Thursday, Apr 22 SENATE BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS Hearing on 21st century communities and capitalizing on opportunities in the clean energy economy. Thursday, Apr 22 SENATE FINANCE Hearing on U.S.-China relations and improving U.S. competitiveness through trade.

across the globe

Sunday, Apr 18 - Wednesday, Apr 21 BOAO, China China is signaling it’s open for business with the resumption of its high-profile Boao Forum for Asia, an opportunity for the government to make a renewed effort to lure foreign investors in a post-pandemic world. Monday, Apr 19 BASEL, Switzerland Basel Committee on Banking Supervision meets. Tuesday, Apr 20 - Wednesday, Apr 21 FRANKFURT, Germany Joint workshop by the Research Task Force of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, Deutsche Bundesbank and the Centre for Economic Policy Research. See the preliminary program here. Thursday, Apr 22 FRANKFURT, Germany European Central Bank rate decision. The ECB is set to keep its policy unchanged, confirming that asset purchases under its pandemic program will run at a faster pace until June. ECB President Christine Lagarde briefing.

other events

Tuesday, Apr 20 CUPERTINO, California Apple’s first product unveiling of the year, called “Spring Loaded,” will be streamed via Apple’s website. A new iPad Pro line, an accessory dubbed AirTags for tracking physical devices, and new iMac desktops may be introduced. Thursday, Apr 22 Earth Day 2021. The theme this year is “Restore Our Earth.” Thursday, Apr 22 - Friday, Apr 23 WASHINGTON DC China President Xi Jinping and Russia President Vladimir Putin are among 40 world leaders the U.S. president invited to a virtual White House climate summit, his administration’s first major international meeting. Before the event the U.S. is expected to reveal aggressive 2030 emissions targets. Friday, Apr 23 NEW YORK CITY Bloomberg presents: “A Global Tipping Point: The Power of Global Capital Markets in the Fight Against Climate Change.” Speakers include Christine Lagarde, ECB president; Janet Yellen, U.S. Treasury secretary, and Michael Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg LP.