The Associated Press
Eds: Major scheduled events for the week of June 23-29. Note that many events are subject to change at the last minute.
The following economic reports will be issued in Washington (all times EST), unless otherwise noted:
MONDAY, June 23
WASHINGTON — National Association of Realtors releases existing home sales for May, 10 a.m.
HONG KONG — HSBC China preliminary purchasing managers’ index for June, giving earliest indication of state of factory activity in No. 2 economy.
TUESDAY, June 24
WASHINGTON — Standard & Poor’s releases S&P/Case-Shiller index of home prices for April, 9 a.m.; Commerce Department releases new home sales for May, 10 a.m.; The Conference Board releases the Consumer Confidence Index for June, 10 a.m.
BERLIN — Germany’s Ifo institute releases its monthly business confidence index, a key indicator for Europe’s biggest economy.
Walgreen Co. reports quarterly financial results before the market opens.
WEDNESDAY, June 25
WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases first-quarter gross domestic product, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases durable goods for May, 8:30 a.m.
Monsanto Co. reports quarterly financial results before the market opens.
THURSDAY, June 26
WASHINGTON — Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases personal income and spending for May, 8:30 a.m.; Freddie Mac releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.
Nike Inc. reports quarterly financial results after the market closes.
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More events:
MONDAY, JUNE 23
Secretary of State John Kerry holds meetings in Europe and the Mideast this week.
WASHINGTON — Supreme Courts issues orders.
WASHINGTON — House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the missing emails from former Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner.
WASHINGTON — House Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing on the capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to care for veterans.
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TUESDAY, JUNE 24
WASHINGTON — The National Transportation Safety Board meets to determine the probable cause of the July 2013 crash of Asiana Airlines flight 214 in California.
WASHINGTON — House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the missing emails from former Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner.
WASHINGTON — House Homeland Security Committee hearing on unaccompanied children who are crossing into the United States.
WASHINGTON — House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on the proposed merger of AT&T and DirectTV.
WASHINGTON — House Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing on the case of a Sudanese woman who, according to her lawyer, has been sentenced to death for refusing to recant her Christian faith after allegedly converting from Islam.
WASHINGTON — House Natural Resources subcommittee hearing on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s plan to put in place a ban on the commercial trade in elephant ivory.
WASHINGTON — Senate Finance Committee hearing on student debt.
WASHINGTON — Joint Economic Committee hearing on natural gas production.
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama meets with Israel’s president, Shimon Peres.
WASHINGTON — House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Afghanistan.
WASHINGTON — House Science, Space and Technology Committee hearing on the future of human space exploration.
WASHINGTON — Joint hearing by a House Education and the Workforce subcommittee and a House Homeland Security subcommittee on data mining and student privacy.
WASHINGTON — House Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing on children migration to the U.S. from Central America.
WASHINGTON — House Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing on Libya.
WASHINGTON — Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on amending the Voting Rights Act.
WASHINGTON — Senate Finance Committee hearing on enforcing trade rules.
WASHINGTON — Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on U.S.-China relations.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 26
President Barack Obama plans a fundraising trip to Minnesota.
WASHINGTON — Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on sexual assaults on college campuses.
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FRIDAY, JUNE 27
No events of note.
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SATURDAY, JUNE 28
No events of note.
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SUNDAY, JUNE 29
No events of note.
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