Barr and Barkin are Federal Reserve officials speaking on Wednesday

<p>1430 GMT/0930 US Eastern time:</p><ul><li> Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr testifies before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee hearing</li><li>on "Oversight of Prudential Regulators"</li></ul><p>2030 GMT/1530 US Eastern time:</p><ul><li> Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin speaks on "The Housing Challenge" before the Virginia Governor's Housing Conference</li></ul>

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