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U.S. Treasuries, Thursday, Feb 5
Thu February 5, 2004 07:37 AM ET
ALL TIMES EST/GMT
TREASURY DEPARTMENT:
Treasury Department announces bill sale for the following week, 11 a.m. (1600 GMT).
U.S. Treasury Assistant Secretary for International Affairs Randal Quarles participates in "The Global Regulatory Environment: Balancing National" panel at the BAFT 21st Annual Midwinter Strategic Issues Conference, Washington, D.C., 4:15 p.m. (2115 GMT).
FEDERAL RESERVE:
Federal Reserve Board Governor Ben Bernanke speaks on the economy and monetary policy before a South Carolina Association of Investment Professionals Economic Forecasting luncheon, Columbia, South Carolina, 12:45 p.m. (1745 GMT).
Fed releases weekly money stock, liquid assets and debt measures and the weekly report on factors affecting reserves of depository institutions and the condition statement of the Federal Reserve banks, 4:30 p.m. (2130 GMT).
ECONOMIC INDICATORS:
Labor Department releases first-time claims for jobless benefits for the week ended Jan. 31, 8:30 a.m. (1330 GMT). Economists in a Reuters survey forecast a median total of 340,000 new filings compared with 342,000 in the prior week.
Labor Department releases preliminary Q4 Productivity and Unit Labor Costs, 8:30 a.m. (1330 GMT). Economists in a Reuters survey forecast a median 3.0 percent rise versus a rise of 9.4 percent in Q3 in productivity and a 0.8 percent decline versus a 5.8 percent decline in unit labor costs.
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