Fri, OCT 3 
    WASHINGTON - Labor Dept. issues Employment Situation for 
September, 0830/1230 
    Sat, OCT 4 - Tues, OCT 7 
    WASHINGTON - National Association for Business Economics, 
holds its 50th Annual Meeting to address "Future Economic 
Challenges." 
    WEEK OF OCT 6 
    WASHINGTON - International Monetary Fund/World Bank fall 
meetings 
    Mon, OCT 6 
    WASHINGTON - U.S. Defense Logistics Agency issues Cobalt 
Sales for September, after 1000/1400 
    WASHINGTON - USDA releases weekly U.S. export inspections 
for grains, oilseeds 
    WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept. announces weekly sale of 4-week 
bills; announces 10-year TIPS sale, 1100/1500 
    WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept weekly sale of 3-, 6-month 
bills, 1300/1700 
    WASHINGTON - USDA issues weekly Crop Progress, 1600/2000 
    Tues, OCT 7 
    WASHINGTON - Labor Dept. issues Job Openings and Labor 
Turnover Survey, 1000/1400 
    WASHINGTON - U.S. Defense Logistics Agency weekly offer of 
surplus cobalt for sale, after 1000/1400 
    WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept. holds weekly sale of 4-week 
bills, 1300/1700 
    Wed, OCT 8 
    WASHINGTON - National Association of Realtors issues 
Pending Home Sales for August; issues monthly housing forecast, 
1000/1400 
    WASHINGTON - Energy Information Administration issues 
weekly petroleum stocks and output data, 1035/1435 
    WASHINGTON - American Petroleum Institute issues weekly 
national petroleum report, 1035/1435 
    WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept. sells 10-year TIPS, 1300/1700 
    Thurs, OCT 9 
    WASHINGTON - Labor Dept. issues weekly Jobless Claims, 
0830/1230 
    WASHINGTON - USDA releases weekly Export Sales, 0830/1230 
    WASHINGTON - Commerce Dept. issues Wholesale Inventories 
for August, 1000/1400 
    WASHINGTON - Freddie Mac issues weekly U.S. mortgage rates, 
after 1000/1400 
    WASHINGTON - EIA issues weekly U.S. underground natural gas 
stocks, 1035/1435 
    WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept. weekly announcement of 3- and 
6-month bill sale offerings, 1100/1500 
    WASHINGTON - Association of American Railroads issues 
Weekly Traffic of Major Railroads 
    WASHINGTON - ICI weekly money market mutual fund data, 
after 1600/2000 
    Fri, OCT 10 
    WASHINGTON - Commerce Dept. issues International Trade for 
August, 0830/1230 
    WASHINGTON - USDA issues monthly Crop Production, World 
Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, 0830/1230 
    WASHINGTON - Labor Dept. issues Import and Export Prices 
for September, 0830/1230 
    WASHINGTON - Peterson Institute for International Economics 
and BRUEGEL conference, "The Euro at 10: The Next Global 
Currency?". Participants include IMF Managing Director 
Dominique Strauss-Kahn and Governor of the Banque de France 
Christian Noyer 
    WASHINGTON - USDA issues (full report) World Agricultural 
Production; (early report) Cotton: World Markets and Trade; 
Grain: World Markets and Trade; Oilseeds: World Markets and 
Trade, 0930/1330 
    Mon, OCT 13 
****WASHINGTON - Columbus Day holiday. Federal government 
offices closed**** 
    Tues, OCT 14 
   *WASHINGTON - National Oilseed Processors Association issues 
monthly Soybean Crushings, 0830/1230 
   *WASHINGTON - U.S. Defense Logistics Agency weekly offer of 
surplus cobalt for sale, after 1000/1400 
   *WASHINGTON - USDA releases weekly U.S. export inspections 
for grains, oilseeds, 1100/1500 
   *WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept. announces weekly sale of 4-week 
bills, 1100/1500 
   *WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept weekly sale of 3-, 6-month 
bills, 1300/1700 
   *WASHINGTON - USDA issues weekly Crop Progress, 1600/2000