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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16
WASHINGTON - U.S. Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market
Committee (FOMC) announces decision on interest rates - 1900
GMT.
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen holds a news
conference regarding the interest rate - 1930 GMT.
FRANKFURT - European Central Bank Governing Council and General
Council meeting. No interest rate announcements scheduled (to
Dec. 17).
STOCKHOLM - Swedish Financial Stability Board meets - 1315 GMT.
TOKYO - World Bank President Jim Yong Kim and Japan Prime
Minister Shinzo Abe to speak at international conference on
universal health coverage - 0000 GMT.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17
TOKYO - Bank of Japan monetary policy meeting (to Dec. 18).
BRUSSELS - European Council meeting (to Dec. 18).
OSLO - Norwegian central bank's policy-setting executive board
holds interest rate meeting - 0900 GMT.
FRANKFURT - European Central Bank releases economic bulletin -
0900 GMT.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18
CHARLOTTE, United States - Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
President Jeffrey Lacker participates in economic outlook panel
before the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce 2015 Economic Outlook
Conference - 1730 GMT.
VIENNA - Austrian central bank chief Ewald Nowotny to speak at
press conference on Financial Stability Report 30 - 0900 GMT.
HELSINKI - Finland's finance ministry to update its forecasts
for the stagnated euro zone member economy - 0900 GMT.
OSLO - Norway central bank Governor Oystein Olsen addresses
Norges Bank's Regional Network.
TOKYO - Bank of Japan announces interest rate decision - 0200
GMT.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20
OTTAWA - Canada's federal and provincial finance ministers will
meet in Ottawa (to Dec. 21) to discuss enhancements to the
Canada Pension Plan and other issues. Bank of Canada Governor
Stephen Poloz will give a presentation on the global economy and
Canadian monetary policy
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23
TOKYO - Bank of Japan will publish the minutes of its November
policy meeting - 2350 GMT.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24
TOKYO - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda speaks at the
Keidanren business lobby - 0400 GMT.
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