<div id="readability-page-1"><div>For other diaries, please see:Top Economic Events Emerging Markets Economic Events Government Debt Auctions Political and General News U.S. Federal Reserve Today in Washington ------------------------------------------------------------- This Diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events------------------------------------------------------------- MONDAY, JANUARY 26** CHICAGO - Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago issues National Activity Index for November and October - 1330 GMT.** DALLAS - Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas issues Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey for January - 1530 GMT.** BERLIN, Germany - Speech by Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel, title: &#34;Outlook for 2026 in light of diverse global challenges&#34; - 1100 GMT.LONDON - Martin Kocher, governor of the Austrian Central Bank and ECB policymaker, gives a speech at the London School of Economics on the role that behavioural economics can play in monetary policy - 1500 GMT.TUESDAY, JANUARY 27** RICHMOND - Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issues Manufacturing and Non-Manufacturing surveys for January - 1500 GMT.** DALLAS - Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas issues Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey for January - 1530 GMT.** FRANKFURT - Welcome remarks by ECB President Christine Lagarde at commemorative event on the occasion of International Holocaust Remembrance Day (IHRD) – 1700 GMT.TOKYO - Bank of Japan releases Minutes of Monetary Policy Meeting held on Dec. 18 and 19 - 2350 GMTWASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) starts its two-day meeting on interest rates (to Jan. 28)WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28** BRUSSELS - Introductory Statement by ECB board member Frank Elderson at appointment hearing at the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) of the European Parliament – 1000 GMT.** FRANKFURT - Presentation by ECB board member Isabel Schnabel at the 4th Women’s Network Meeting of the Baden-Baden Entrepreneur Talks (BBUG) – 1800 GMT.STOCKHOLM - Riksbank holds monetary policy meeting at which the Executive Board takes a decision on monetary policy including the policy rate - 0800 GMTWASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announces its decision on interest rates followed by statement - 1900 GMTWASHINGTON, D.C. – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a news conference - 1930 GMT. OTTAWA - Bank of Canada key policy interest rate announcement and Monetary Policy Report - 1445 GMT.THURSDAY, JANUARY 29BRUSSELS - Fireside chat with ECB bank supervisor Sharon Donnery at House of the Euro event on simplification – 1200 GMTROME - Remote conversation by ECB board member Piero Cipollone at New Year's Forum in Rome, Italy – 1430 GMTSTOCKHOLM - Riksbank publishes monetary policy decision, including the policy rate and the Monetary Policy Update for January 2026 - 0830 GMTSTOCKHOLM - The Riksbank is arranging a press conference on the December monetary policy decision - 1000 GMTOSLO - Norges Bank, Executive Director of Monetary Policy, Ole Christian Bech-Moen, gives a speech at Samfunnsøkonomenes seminar – 0900 GMT.FRIDAY, JANUARY 30** LISBON - Keynote speech by ECB board member Pedro Machado at Forum on Saving Investments Union organised by PSO Knowledge and Portugal Fintech – 0800 GMT.** ESSEN, Germany - Remarks by ECB Board member Claudia Buch at the Dreier-Club Abend event – 1800 GMTROGERS, ARKANSAS, United States - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President Alberto Musalem speaks on the U.S. economy and monetary policy and participates in moderated discussion before the University of Arkansas Center for Business and Economic Research 32nd Annual Business Forecast Luncheon, in Rogers, Ark - 1830 GMT.SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1TOKYO - Bank of Japan to release summary of opinions from board members at its Jan. 22-23 policy meeting - 2350 GMTMONDAY, FEBRUARY 2ATLANTA, United States - Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic participates in moderated discussion at event hosted by the Atlanta Rotary Club. - 1730 GMTWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4STOCKHOLM - Riksbank executive board meeting – 0800 GMT.STOCKHOLM - Riksbank publishes minutes from the monetary policy meeting on 28 January 2026 – 0830 GMT.BERLIN - Governing Council of the ECB holds monetary policy meeting in Frankfurt (to Feb. 5)THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5TORONTO - Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem will deliver a speech at the Empire Club of Canada in Toronto, Ontario - 1740 GMT.LONDON - Bank of England to publishes Monetary Policy Report - 1200 GMTLONDON - Bank of England announces rate decision and publishes the minutes of the meeting, after the rate decision - 1200 GMTBERLIN - Press conference following the Governing Council meeting of the ECB in Frankfurt - 1345 GMTFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6EHIME, Japan - Speech by BOJ Board Member Kazuyuki Masu at a meeting with local leaders in Ehime. – 0130 GMTSTOCKHOLM - Riksbank general council meeting – 1200 GMT.TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10STOCKHOLM - Riksbank executive board meeting – 0800 GMT.WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11 OTTAWA - Bank of Canada's summary of monetary policy deliberations by the Governing Council for the policy decision that was announced two weeks earlier – 1830 GMT THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12TORONTO, Canada - Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada, Carolyn Rogers participates in fireside chat at Rotman School of Management.OSLO - Norway Central Bank Governor Ida Wolden Bache will deliver her annual address to the members of Norges Bank’s Supervisory Board at Bankplassen 2, Oslo - 1700 GMT.FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13TOKYO - BOJ board member Naoki Tamura delivers speech in Kanagawa prefecture - 0330 GMT.STOCKHOLM - Riksbank general council meeting – 1200 GMT.WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18STOCKHOLM - Riksbank executive board meeting – 0800 GMT.WASHINGTON DC - Federal Open Market Committee issues minutes from its meeting of January 27-28 - 1900 GMT.WELLINGTON - Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) holds February Monetary Policy Statement and OCR - 0100 GMTWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25BERLIN - Governing Council of the ECB holds non-monetary policy meeting (Virtual)THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26MONDAY, MARCH 2OSLO - Remarks by RBA Assistant Governor (Economic), Sarah Hunter, at the Norges Bank Conference – 1230 GMTTUESDAY, MARCH 3STOCKHOLM - Riksbank executive board meeting - 1230 GMTWEDNESDAY, MARCH 4WASHINGTON, D.C. - Federal Reserve issues the Beige Book - 1900 GMTWEDNESDAY, MARCH 11STOCKHOLM - Riksbank executive board meeting - 0800 GMTTHURSDAY, MARCH 12WASHINGTON DC - Federal Reserve issues quarterly financial accounts of the United States – 1600 GMT TUESDAY, MARCH 17WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) starts its two-day meeting on interest rates (to Mar. 18)WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18STOCKHOLM - Riksbank publishes monetary policy meeting, including the policy rate - 0800 GMTWASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announces its decision on interest rates followed by statement - 1800 GMTWASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Federal Reserve chairperson holds a news conferenceOTTAWA - Bank of Canada key policy interest rate announcement - 1345 GMTTOKYO - Bank of Japan holds Monetary Policy Meeting (to Mar. 19)BERLIN - Governing Council of the ECB holds monetary policy meeting in Frankfurt (to Mar. 19)THURSDAY, MARCH 19BERN - Swiss National Bank (SNB) Monetary policy assessment with news conference - 0830 GMTSTOCKHOLM - Riksbank publishes monetary policy decision, including the policy rate and the Monetary Policy report for March 2026 - 0830 GMTSTOCKHOLM - The Riksbank is arranging a press conference on the monetary policy decision - 1000 GMTLONDON - Bank of England announces rate decision and publishes the minutes of the meeting, after the rate decision - 1200 GMTBERLIN - Press conference following the Governing Council meeting of the ECB in Frankfurt - 1245 GMT TUESDAY, MARCH 24TOKYO - Bank of Japan releases Minutes of Monetary Policy Meeting held on Jan. 22 and 23 - 2350 GMTWEDNESDAY, MARCH 25STOCKHOLM - Riksbank executive board meeting - 0800 GMTSTOCKHOLM - Riksbank publishes minutes from the monetary policy meeting on 18 March 2025 - 0830 GMTTHURSDAY, MARCH 26OSLO - Norway Central Bank announces interest rate decision and Monetary Policy Report 1/25 - 0900 GMTBERLIN - General Council meeting of the ECB (Virtual)FRIDAY, MARCH 27STOCKHOLM - Riksbank general council meeting - 1200 GMTSUNDAY, MARCH 29TOKYO - Bank of Japan to release summary of opinions from board members at its Mar. 18-19 policy meeting - 2350 GMT----------------------------------------------------------------NOTE: The inclusion of items in this diary does not necessarily mean that Reuters will file a story based on the event.For technical issues, please contact Thomson Reuters Customer Support (TRCS) at https://customers.reuters.com/kccontactus/telephone.aspx</div></div>

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