Week inAdvance
Monday | Mar 15, 2021
Mon Mar 15 China releases key economic indicators. | Tue Mar 16 Basel Committee on Banking Supervision meets. U.S. retail sales. | Wed Mar 17 Retail investing and short selling in the House. Fed rate decision. | Thu Mar 18 BoE rate decision. | Fri Mar 19 ESG on SEC's asset management panel agenda. BoJ monetary policy decision. Quadruple witching.

All times are Eastern and subject to change.
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Wednesday, Mar 17
INVESTORS CMBS industry update
4 - 4:15 pm

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at the agencies
Tuesday, Mar 16 -
Wednesday, Mar 17
FEDERAL RESERVE
FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) meeting. Rate decision and news conference with Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday. Powell will likely reaffirm his no-tightening policy stance at the Fed policy meeting. In remarks last week Powell also played down a likely rise in inflation this year.

Thursday, Mar 18
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
Public meeting of the FDIC's Advisory Committee of State Regulators to discuss state banking conditions, a report on FDIC research relating to community banking and agricultural lending, a dialogue regarding state-federal coordination, and an update on the FDIC’s office of innovation — FDiTech. See the complete agenda here.

Friday, Mar 19
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Asset Management Advisory Committee meeting to discuss matters in the asset management industry relating to: (1) the ESG Subcommittee, including a panel discussion on that subcommittee’s potential recommendations of December 1, 2020; (2) the Diversity & Inclusion and Private Investments subcommittees, including potential recommendations from those subcommittees; and (3) AMAC’s agenda for 2021.
on the hill
Tuesday, Mar 16
SENATE BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Hearing on the state of housing in the U.S.

Wednesday, Mar 17
HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES
Hearing on "Game stopped? Who wins and loses when short sellers, social media, and retail investors collide, Part II."

Thursday, Mar 18
HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES
Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion hearing on "By the numbers: How diversity data can measure commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion."

Thursday, Mar 18
SENATE BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Hearing on "21st century economy: Protecting the financial system from risks associated with climate change."
across the globe
Tuesday, Mar 16
BASEL, Switzerland
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision meets. 

Tuesday, Mar 16
BRUSSELS, Belgium
Eurozone finance ministers to discuss the impact and structural changes brought by the pandemic. They will also consider exchange rate and inflation developments as they prepare for the bloc’s March summit as well as the IMF, World Bank, and G20 meetings.

Wednesday, Mar 17
BRUSSELS, Belgium
EU Commission unveils its proposal for vaccine passports amid criticism of the bloc’s slow rollout of shots, and concern from tourism-reliant nations about the impact on summer vacations.

Wednesday, Mar 17
ROME, Italy
G20 3rd Framework Working Group meeting (finance track).

Wednesday, Mar 17
COLOGNY, Switzerland
World Economic Forum's Global Lighthouse Network to focus on how firms are using Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies to power growth across multiple dimensions including productivity and environmental sustainability.

Thursday, Mar 18 -
Friday, Mar 19
BASEL, Switzerland
CPMI (Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures) virtual conference on Pushing the frontiers of payments: towards faster, cheaper, more transparent and more inclusive cross-border payment.

Thursday Mar 18
LONDON, U.K.
The Bank of England is expected to leave monetary policy unchanged but signals may emerge about whether it will stick with a plan to slow the asset purchase program or add more stimulus to fight the worst economic slump in three centuries.
other events
Tuesday, Mar 16
U.S. retail sales may decline in February after stimulus checks helped drive a 5.3% surge in January, which was the most in seven months. Looking ahead, the $1.9 trillion stimulus package just passed by Congress should bolster spending.

Thursday, Mar 18 -
Friday, Mar 19
In the first high-level talks between the two global powers since Biden assumed the presidency, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and national security adviser Jake Sullivan will speak face-to-face with their Chinese counterparts. The planned discussions will cover a range of divisive issues including the pandemic, climate change, China's crackdown on Hong Kong, and its trade disputes with Australia.

Friday, Mar 19
Quadruple witching: market index futures, market index options, stock options and stock futures expire, usually resulting in increased volatility as large derivative positions roll over.
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