ALL TIMES EDT/GMT
TREASURY DEPARTMENT:
Treasury Department sells 56-day Cash Management Bills, 11:30 a.m. (1530 GMT).
FEDERAL RESERVE:
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Richard Fisher speaks on 'Challenges and Opportunities Facing the U.S. and Global Economy' before a forum hosted by American Academy in Berlin; Berlin, 7 a.m. (1100 GMT).
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks on 'Community Banking in a Period of Recovery and Change' before the Independent Community Bankers of America National Convention and Techworld, San Diego, California, 12 p.m. (1600 GMT).
ECONOMIC INDICATORS:
The Mortgage Bankers Association releases Weekly Mortgage Market Index for the week ended March 18, versus the prior week, 7 a.m. (1100 GMT). The mortgage market index read 510.7 and the refinancing index was 2,406.3 in the previous week.
Commerce Department releases new home sales for February, 10 a.m. (1400 GMT). Economists in a Reuters survey forecast a total of 290,000 annualized units in February compared with 284,000 in January.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT:
Treasury Department sells 56-day Cash Management Bills, 11:30 a.m. (1530 GMT).
FEDERAL RESERVE:
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Richard Fisher speaks on 'Challenges and Opportunities Facing the U.S. and Global Economy' before a forum hosted by American Academy in Berlin; Berlin, 7 a.m. (1100 GMT).
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks on 'Community Banking in a Period of Recovery and Change' before the Independent Community Bankers of America National Convention and Techworld, San Diego, California, 12 p.m. (1600 GMT).
ECONOMIC INDICATORS:
The Mortgage Bankers Association releases Weekly Mortgage Market Index for the week ended March 18, versus the prior week, 7 a.m. (1100 GMT). The mortgage market index read 510.7 and the refinancing index was 2,406.3 in the previous week.
Commerce Department releases new home sales for February, 10 a.m. (1400 GMT). Economists in a Reuters survey forecast a total of 290,000 annualized units in February compared with 284,000 in January.
Keywords: DIARY USTREASURIES (U.S. Treasury Desk; +1-646-223-6300) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2011. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.