Buckle up for a barrage of central bank speakers coming up in the hours ahead. Quite a bit ahead, so time to have a nap prior if you'd like!
0805GMT head of the Federal Reserve in San Francisco John Williams continues his Tour Down Under, speaking in Sydney (Macquarie University) on "The Global Growth Slump: Causes and consequences"
Then its back over to Sintra in Portugal for the fourth annual ECB Forum on Central Banking, which will focus on investment and growth in advanced economies. ECB Prez Draghi and some guy named Ben Bernanke delivered opening remarks at the welcoming reception and dinner on Monday evening (Portugal time). Draghi was no slouch, getting his name in lights here at ForexLive: ECB Draghi: Interest rates have to be low for growth to recover
For today:
- 0800GMT - ECB President Draghi gives his Introductory speech
- 0830GMT - Opening session chaired by Benoît Cœuré, Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank: Does productivity growth threaten employment?
- 1100GMT: Panel: Innovation, investment and productivity. This is chaired by Peter Praet, Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank
Back in the USSR USA:
1500GMT Federal Reserve Philadelphia branch President Harker speaks in London - on his economic outlook and on international trade. Harker will be speaking from a prepared text and then taking audience questions
1700GMT - Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaking on global economic issues in London. No prepared text, it's a 'conversation' with Nicholas Stern and also Qs from the audience
2130GMT - Federal Reserve Minneapolis head Neel Kashkari at a 'town hall' event in Michigan
Pardon the Beatles reference, what I really wanted to reference was Sintra in Portugal, I keep reading it as Sinatra:
Oh ... and ps. Probably won't be much on the economy nor policy, but Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia speaks at the Global FX Code of Conduct Launch in Singapore. Due at 0830GMT
