(The Day Ahead is an email and PDF publication that includes the day's majorstories and events, analyses and other features. To receive The Day Ahead, Eikonusers can register at . Thomson One users can register at RT/DAY/US. Alltimes in ET/GMT)Facebook Inc CEO Mark Zuckerberg is scheduled to testify before a joint hearingof the Senate Judiciary Committee and Senate Commerce Committee regarding thecompany's use and protection of user data. Several Wall Street analysts said thestock's recent decline presented a good opportunity to buy into the socialnetwork's previously high-flying shares, although they cautioned that much willdepend on his testimony to Congress.
Producer price index final demand data for March is expected to show a 2.9percent rise. Excluding food and energy, PPI is expected to show a 2.6 percentincrease on an annualized basis. (0830/1230) Wholesale sales data for Februaryis expected to show a 0.4 percent gain. (1000/1400)
On Tuesday, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Robert Kaplanparticipates in moderated question-and-answer session hosted by the TsinghuaUniversity School of Economics and Management in Beijing. (0430/0830)Separately, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic, who was a housing officialunder President Obama, speaks about fair housing in a lecture at his alma materHarvard University. (1830/2230)
U.S. Securities Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton and head of marketsBrett Redfearn are expected to speak at an event in Chicago on market structure.They may touch on issues including the access fee pilot and the volatilityproducts.
The Bank of Nova Scotia, Canada's third biggest lender, is scheduled to holdits annual meeting. The company's executives may face questions about the impactof NAFTA negotiations and an investigation by Canadian regulators into banks'sales practices.
Statistics Canada will release its data on the value of Canadian buildingpermits on Tuesday, which rose by 5.6 percent in January. (0830/1230)
LIVECHAT- FED WATCHReuters reporters and editors tracking the Federal Reserve take questions onthe economics, politics, trade matters and rates policies facing America'scentral bank and others whose decisions drive markets day in and day out.(0930/1330) To join the Global Markets Forum, click here (Compiled by Nandi Kaul in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva)
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