Week inAdvance Monday | Apr 18, 2022

Mon Apr 18 Easter Monday. Financial markets are closed in many countries including the U.K. and most of Europe. IMF/World Bank spring meetings start. Boston Marathon. | Tue Apr 19 G20 finmins & central bank govs meet in DC. | Wed Apr 20 French presidential election debate. | Thu Apr 21 U.S. Fed chair & ECB president discuss global economy at IMF event. | Fri Apr 22 Earth Day. BOE's Bailey speaks on IMF panel. The International Monetary Fund is poised to cut its global growth estimate for 2022 as a result of the war in Ukraine, pointing to recession risks in a growing number of countries. The IMF is set to update its forecasts for global growth during its annual spring meetings. China releases first-quarter GDP figures on Monday, and its economic outlook will be a major theme at the Boao Forum, the annual gathering of political and business leaders in Hainan, which starts on Wednesday. In France, President Emmanuel Macron faces his nationalist challenger Marine Le Pen in a debate on Wednesday, just days before the pair’s April 24 runoff vote election. Polls show Macron holds a narrow lead. All times are Eastern and subject to change.

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at the agencies

Wednesday, Apr 20 FEDERAL RESERVE The Federal Reserve releases its Beige Book on regional economic conditions, with high inflation and tight labor markets likely to be among the top concerns.

on the hill

House & Senate not in session.

across the globe

Wednesday, Apr 20 - Friday, Apr 22 HAINAN, China Boao Forum for Asia holds its 2022 annual conference. This year's theme is "The World in Covid-19 & Beyond: Working Together for Global Development and Shared Future." Wednesday, Apr 20 PARIS, France France’s Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron have their final debate before the head-to-head contest on April 24. Friday, Apr 22 LONDON, U.K. U.K. Prime Minster Boris Johnson is expected to visit India. He has twice cancelled trips due to the coronavirus pandemic.

other events

Monday, Apr 18 BOSTON, Massachusetts The Boston Marathon is run for the 126th time, with 30,000 fully vaccinated participants toeing the line to run from Hopkinton to Boylston Street. Monday, Apr 18 - Sunday, Apr 24 WASHINGTON DC 2022 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) Tuesday, Apr 19 G20 finance ministers and central bank governors gather in Washington during the IMF/World Bank spring meetings. The IMF releases its world economic outlook and global financial stability report. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks at the Bretton Woods Committee annual meeting. Thursday, Apr 21 Fed Chair Jerome Powell, ECB President Christine Lagarde and Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati take part in a discussion on the global economy hosted by the IMF. Friday, Apr 22 Bank of England’s Andrew Bailey to speak on an IMF panel on “Inflation Dynamics in a Fragile Global Economy.”