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MONDAY, JANUARY 1RICHMOND, Virginia. - Thomas Barkin begins his tenure as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3
WASHINGTON - U.S. Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will release the minutes from its December policy meeting - 1900 GMT.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 04PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard gives presentation on the U.S. economy and monetary policy before event, "Meltzer's Contributions to Monetary Economics and Public Policy," in Philadelphia - 1830 GMT.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 5
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Bank of England Chief Economist Andy Haldane: Chairing panel sessions on Jan. 5 and 6 at the Allied Social Sciences Association Annual Meeting (to Jan. 6).PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester participates in panel "Coordinating Conventional and Unconventional Monetary Policies for Macroeconomic Stability" before the 2018 ASSA/American Economic Association Annual Meeting - 1730 GMT.
PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker speaks on the economic outlook at the 2018 ASSA/American Economic Association Annual Meeting - 1515 GMT.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 6PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Cleveland Fed chief Loretta Mester participates in panel "Integrating Financial Stability with Monetary Policy" before the 2018 ASSA/American Economic Association Annual Meeting -1515 GMT.
WASHINGTON - Bank of England's Andy Haldane, ECB's Michael Ehrmann talk on central bank communications - 1300 GMT.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 7PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President John Williams speaks on "What to Expect From the Lower Bound on Interest Rates: Evidence From Derivatives Prices" before the 2018 ASSA/American Economic Association Annual Meeting - 1300 GMT.
MONDAY, JANUARY 8
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President John Williams participates in panel, "The Options: Keep It, Tweak It, or Replace It" before the Brookings Institution event, "Should the Fed Stick with the 2-Percent Inflation Target or Rethink It?" - 1835 GMT.WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren participates in final discussion, "Next steps: Learning from the Bank of Canada" before the Brookings Institution event, "Should the Fed Stick with the 2-Percent Inflation Target or Rethink It?"
PARIS - IMF chief economist Maury Obstfeld speaks in Paris - 1130 GMT. ATLANTA, Georgia - Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic speaks on the economic outlook and monetary policy before the Rotary Club of Atlanta - 1740 GMT.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 9
WAYZATA, Minn. - Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari participates in a moderated question-and-answer session hosted by Cargill - 1500 GMT.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10
LAKE FOREST, Illinois - Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans participates in moderated discussion on current economic conditions and monetary policy before the Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Rotary Club 2018 Economic Breakfast - 1400 GMT.
ST. LOUIS, Missouri - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard gives presentation on the U.S. economy and monetary policy, in St. Louis. - 1830 GMT.STOCKHOLM - Swedish Central Bank minutes of its monetary policy meeting will be published - 0830 GMT. FRANKFURT - ECB Governing Council meeting. No interest rate announcements scheduled.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 12SAN DIEGO - Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric S. Rosengren speaks on the economic outlook and receives the GIC Frederick Heldring Award for Global Leadership at an event hosted by the Global Interdependence Center - 2100 GMT.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 16
ZURICH - Swiss National Bank Chairman Thomas Jordan speaks at Zurich University of Education - 1700 GMT.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17
OTTAWA - Bank of Canada key policy interest rate announcement and monetary policy report - 1500 GMT.OTTAWA - Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz and Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins will hold a press conference to discuss the contents of the Monetary Policy Report - 1615 GMT.
MONDAY, JANUARY 22
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The Eurogroup finance ministers' meeting in Brussels.
TOKYO - Bank of Japan holds monetary policy meeting (to Jan. 23).
TUESDAY, JANUARY 23BRUSSELS- EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 25FRANKFURT - ECB Governing Council meeting, followed by an interest rate announcement and a press conference by ECB President Mario Draghi, after the interest rate meeting.OSLO - Norway Central Bank holds announcement of the executive board's interest rate decision - 0900 GMT.
TOKYO - Bank of Japan releases minutes of monetary policy meeting held on Dec 20 and 21 - 2350 GMT.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 26STOCKHOLM - Riksbank executive board meeting - 0800 GMT.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 30
WASHINGTON- U.S. Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) starts its two-day meeting on interest rates (to Jan. 31).
TOKYO - Bank of Japan to release summary of opinions from board members at its Jan. 22-23 policy meeting - 2350 GMT.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31 WASHINGTON - U.S. Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announces its decision on interest rates, followed by statement - 1900 GMT.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2 FRANKFURT - ECB Governing Council meeting. No interest rate announcements scheduled.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5 LONDON - OMFIF lunch discussion with Cecilia Skingsley, deputy governor of the Swedish central bank and co-chair of the World Economic Forum's working group. The discussion examines prospects for central bank-issued digital currencies.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7STOCKHOLM - Riksbank executive board meeting - 0800 GMT.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8
LONDON - Yves Mersch, member of the European Central Bank's executive board, gives a City Lecture in London.
LONDON - Bank of England to release Inflation Report.
LONDON - Bank of England announces rate decision and publishes the minutes of the meeting, after the rate decision. WELLINGTON - Reserve Bank of New Zealand's Official Cash Rate (OCR) and Monetary Policy Statement.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9STOCKHOLM - Riksbank general council meeting - 1200 GMT.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13STOCKHOLM - Riksbank holds monetary policy meeting - 0800 GMT.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14
STOCKHOLM - Swedish Central Bank announces interest rate decision. Monetary policy report will be published - 0830 GMT.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15STOCKHOLM - Riksbank executive board meeting - 0800 GMT.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16STOCKHOLM - Riksbank general council meeting - 1200 GMT.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19BRUSSELS, Belgium - Eurogroup meeting.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21
WASHINGTON - Federal Open Market Committee will release the minutes from its January policy meeting.FRANKFURT - ECB Governing Council meeting. No interest rate announcements scheduled.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27STOCKHOLM - Swedish Central Bank minutes of its monetary policy meeting will be published - 0830 GMT.
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