ALL TIMES ET/GMT
TREASURY DEPARTMENT:
Treasury Department holds 56-day CMB auction, 1 p.m. (1700 GMT).
FEDERAL RESERVE:
FOMC begins second day of meeting on interest rate policy and will issue statement on interest rate policy at about 2:15 p.m. (1815 GMT). In a Reuters survey, primary dealers with the Fed expect the fed funds rate will remain in the range of 0.0 percent to 0.25 percent.
Federal Reserve Division of Banking Supervision and Regulation Director Roger Cole will testify on 'Lessons Learned in Risk Management Oversight at Federal Banking Regulators' before the Senate Banking subcommittee on securities, insurance and investment, 2:30 p.m. (1830 GMT).
ECONOMIC INDICATORS:
The Mortgage Bankers Association releases Weekly Mortgage Market Index for the week ended March 13, versus the prior week, 7 a.m. (1100 GMT.) The mortgage market index read 723.4 and the refinancing index was 3,470.7 in the previous week.
Labor Department releases the February Consumer Price Index (CPI), 8:30 a.m. (1230 GMT). Economists in a Reuters survey expect a 0.3 percent rise, a repeat of the January rise. Excluding volatile food and energy items, CPI is seen up 0.1 percent compared with a 0.2 percent rise the prior month.
Commerce Department releases Q4 current account, 8:30 a.m. (1230 GMT). Economists in a Reuters survey forecast a deficit of $137.0 billion in the fourth quarter versus a $174.1 billion deficit in the third quarter.
Labor Department issues Real Earnings for February, 8:30 a.m. (1230 GMT). Economists in a Reuters survey forecast a decrease of 0.1 percent, a repeat of the January decline.
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago releases its Chicago Fed Midwest Manufacturing Index for January, 12 p.m. (1600 GMT). The index read 92.2 in the prior month.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT:
Treasury Department holds 56-day CMB auction, 1 p.m. (1700 GMT).
FEDERAL RESERVE:
FOMC begins second day of meeting on interest rate policy and will issue statement on interest rate policy at about 2:15 p.m. (1815 GMT). In a Reuters survey, primary dealers with the Fed expect the fed funds rate will remain in the range of 0.0 percent to 0.25 percent.
Federal Reserve Division of Banking Supervision and Regulation Director Roger Cole will testify on 'Lessons Learned in Risk Management Oversight at Federal Banking Regulators' before the Senate Banking subcommittee on securities, insurance and investment, 2:30 p.m. (1830 GMT).
ECONOMIC INDICATORS:
The Mortgage Bankers Association releases Weekly Mortgage Market Index for the week ended March 13, versus the prior week, 7 a.m. (1100 GMT.) The mortgage market index read 723.4 and the refinancing index was 3,470.7 in the previous week.
Labor Department releases the February Consumer Price Index (CPI), 8:30 a.m. (1230 GMT). Economists in a Reuters survey expect a 0.3 percent rise, a repeat of the January rise. Excluding volatile food and energy items, CPI is seen up 0.1 percent compared with a 0.2 percent rise the prior month.
Commerce Department releases Q4 current account, 8:30 a.m. (1230 GMT). Economists in a Reuters survey forecast a deficit of $137.0 billion in the fourth quarter versus a $174.1 billion deficit in the third quarter.
Labor Department issues Real Earnings for February, 8:30 a.m. (1230 GMT). Economists in a Reuters survey forecast a decrease of 0.1 percent, a repeat of the January decline.
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago releases its Chicago Fed Midwest Manufacturing Index for January, 12 p.m. (1600 GMT). The index read 92.2 in the prior month.
Keywords: DIARY USTREASURIES (U.S. Treasury Desk; +1-646-223-6300) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. 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.