DIARY - UNITED STATES - to February 15, 2008 
   *ALL TIMES EST/GMT 
    ASTERISKS DENOTE NEW LISTINGS. 
    [FED/DIARY] FOR ALL U.S. FEDERAL RESERVE EVENTS 
    [SP500/WK] For full list of S&P earnings 
    [NSP500/WK] 
    Mon, JAN 21 
****WASHINGTON - Martin Luther King holiday. Federal government 
offices closed**** 
    Tues, JAN 22 
    WASHINGTON - USDA releases weekly U.S. export inspections 
for grains, oilseeds, 1100/1600 
    WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept. announces weekly sale of 4-week 
bills, 1100/1600 
    WASHINGTON - U.S. Defense Logistics Agency weekly offer of 
surplus cobalt for sale, after 1000/1500 
    WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept weekly sale of 3-, 6-month 
bills, 1300/1800 
    WASHINGTON - USDA issues monthly Cold Storage, 1500/2000 
    Wed, JAN 23 
    WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept. holds weekly sale of 4-week 
bills, 1300/1800 
    Thurs, JAN 24 
    WASHINGTON - Census Bureau issues monthly Oilseed 
Crushings; Cotton Consumption and Stocks, 0800/1300 
    WASHINGTON - Labor Dept. issues weekly Jobless Claims, 
0830/1330 
    WASHINGTON - National Association of Realtors issues 
Existing Home Sales for December, 1000/1500 
    WASHINGTON - Freddie Mac issues weekly U.S. mortgage rates, 
after 1000/1500 
    WASHINGTON - Energy Information Administration weekly 
petroleum stocks and output data, 1030/1530 
    WASHINGTON - American Petroleum Institute weekly national 
petroleum report, 1030/1530 
    WASHINGTON - EIA issues weekly U.S. underground natgas 
stocks, 1030/1530 
    WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept. weekly announcement of 3- and 
6-month bill sale offerings; announces 2- and 5-year notes 
sales, 1100/1600 
    WASHINGTON - Association of American Railroads issues 
Weekly Traffic of Major Railroads 
    WASHINGTON - Laurence Meyer, vice chairman, Macroeconomic 
Advisers, speaks on "Recession or Soft Landing? The 2008 US 
Economic Forecast" before a National Economists Club luncheon, 
1230/1730 
    WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept. sells 20-year TIPS, 1300/1800 
    WASHINGTON - ICI weekly money market mutual fund data, 
after 1630/2130 
    Fri, JAN 25 
    WASHINGTON - USDA releases weekly Export Sales, 0830/1330 
    WASHINGTON - Labor Dept. issues strike report for January, 
0830/1330 
    WASHINGTON - USDA issues monthly Cattle on Feed, 1500/2000 
    Mon, JAN 28 
    WASHINGTON - Commerce Dept. issues Building Permit 
Revisions for December 
    WASHINGTON - Commerce Dept. issues Single-Family Home Sales 
for December, 1000/1500 
    WASHINGTON - USDA releases weekly U.S. export inspections 
for grains, oilseeds, 1100/1600 
    WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept. announces weekly sale of 4-week 
bills, 1100/1600 
    WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept. weekly sale of 3-, 6-month 
bills, 1130/1630 
    WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept. sells 2-year notes, 1300/1800 
    Tues, JAN 29 
    WASHINGTON - Commerce Dept. issues Durable Goods for 
December, 0830/1330 
    WASHINGTON - U.S. Defense Logistics Agency weekly offer of 
surplus cobalt for sale, after 1000/1500 
    WASHINGTON - Commerce Dept. issues Preliminary Steel 
Imports for December, 1000/1500 
    WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept. holds weekly sale of 4-week 
bills, 1130/1630 
    WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept sells 5-year notes, 1300/1800 
    Wed, JAN 30 
    WASHINGTON - Commerce Dept. issues Advance (1st Estimate) 
U.S. Q4 Gross Domestic Product, 0830/1330 
    WASHINGTON - Energy Information Administration weekly 
petroleum stocks and output data, 1030/1530 
    WASHINGTON - American Petroleum Institute weekly national 
petroleum report, 1030/1530 
    WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept. announces 10-year note and 
30-year bond sales, 1100/1600 
    Thurs, JAN 31 
    WASHINGTON - Census Bureau issues monthly Fats and Oils: 
Production Consumption and Stocks, 0800/1300 
    WASHINGTON - Labor Dept. issues Q4 Employment Cost Index; 
weekly Jobless Claims, 0830/1330 
    WASHINGTON - Commerce Dept. issues Personal Income for 
December, 0830/1330 
    WASHINGTON - USDA releases weekly Export Sales, 0830/1330 
    WASHINGTON - Freddie Mac issues weekly U.S. mortgage rates, 
after 1000/1500 
    WASHINGTON - EIA issues weekly U.S. underground natgas 
stocks, 1030/1530 
    WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept. weekly announcement of 3- and 
6-month bill sale offerings, 1100/1600 
    WASHINGTON - Association of American Railroads issues 
Weekly Traffic of Major Railroads 
    WASHINGTON - Peter Orszag, director, Congressional Budget 
Office, speaks on "CBO's 2008 Budget & Economic Outlook 
Economic and Budget Outlook" before a National Economists Club 
luncheon, 1230/1730 
    WASHINGTON - USDA issues Agricultural Prices, 1500/2000 
    WASHINGTON - ICI weekly money market mutual fund data, 
after 1630/2130 
    Fri, FEB 1 
    WASHINGTON - Labor Dept. issues Employment Situation for 
January, 0830/1330 
    WASHINGTON - Commerce Dept. issues Construction Spending 
for December, 1000/1500 
    Mon, FEB 4 
    WASHINGTON - White House releases fiscal year 2009 federal 
budget proposal 
    WASHINGTON - Commerce Dept. issues Factory Orders for 
December, 1000/1500 
    WASHINGTON - USDA releases weekly U.S. export inspections 
for grains, oilseeds, 1100/1600 
    WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept. announces weekly sale of 4-week 
bills, 1100/1600 
    WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept weekly sale of 3-, 6-month 
bills, 1300/1800 
    Tues, FEB 5 
    WASHINGTON - U.S. Defense Logistics Agency weekly offer of 
surplus cobalt for sale, after 1000/1500 
    WASHINGTON - Defense Logistics Agency issues cobalt sales 
for January 
    WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept. holds weekly sale of 4-week 
bills, 1300/1800 
    Wed, FEB 6 
    WASHINGTON - Labor Dept. issues Preliminary (1st Estimate) 
U.S. Q4 Nonfarm Productivity and Costs, 0830/1330 
    WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept. holds Quarterly Refunding news 
conference and releases data 
    WASHINGTON - Energy Information Administration weekly 
petroleum stocks and output data, 1030/1530 
    WASHINGTON - American Petroleum Institute weekly national 
petroleum report, 1030/1530 
    WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept. sells 10-year notes, 1300/1800 
    Thurs, FEB 7 
    WASHINGTON - Labor Dept. issues weekly Jobless Claims, 
0830/1330 
    WASHINGTON - USDA releases weekly Export Sales, 0830/1330 
    WASHINGTON - National Association of Realtors issues 
monthly housing forecast; Pending Home Sales for December, 
1000/1500 
    WASHINGTON - Freddie Mac issues weekly U.S. mortgage rates, 
after 1000/1500 
    WASHINGTON - EIA issues weekly U.S. underground natural gas 
stocks, 1030/1530 
    WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept. weekly announcement of 3- and 
6-month bill sale offerings, 1100/1600 
    WASHINGTON - Association of American Railroads issues 
Weekly Traffic of Major Railroads 
    WASHINGTON - Vincent Reinhart, resident scholar, American 
Enterprise Institute, speaks on "The Credit Crunch: the Impact 
on the Economy" before a National Economists Club luncheon, 
1230/1730 
    WASHINGTON - Peterson Institute luncheon discussion, "Blue 
Collar Blues: Is Trade to Blame for Rising U.S. Income 
Inequality?" with senior fellow Robert Lawrence, 1230/1730 
    WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept. sells 30-year bonds, 1300/1800 
    WASHINGTON - ICI weekly money market mutual fund data, 
after 1630/2130 
    Fri, FEB 8 
    WASHINGTON - USDA issues monthly Crop Production, World 
Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, 0830/1330 
    WASHINGTON - USDA issues World Agricultural Production 
(full report); Cotton: World Markets and Trade (early report); 
Grain: World Markets and Trade; Oilseeds: World Markets and 
Trade, 0930/1330 
    WASHINGTON - Commerce Dept. issues Wholesale Inventories 
for December, 1000/1500 
    Mon, FEB 11 
   *WASHINGTON - USDA releases weekly U.S. export inspections 
for grains, oilseeds, 1100/1600 
   *WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept. announces weekly sale of 4-week 
bills, 1100/1600 
   *WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept weekly sal