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Eds: Major scheduled events for the week of May 25-31. Note that many events are subject to change at the last minute.
The following economic reports will be issued in Washington (all times EST):
SUNDAY: No events of note.
MONDAY: No events of note.
TUESDAY: Commerce Department releases durable goods for April, 8:30 a.m.; Standard & Poor’s releases S&P/Case-Shiller index of home prices for March and the first quarter, 9 a.m.; The Conference Board releases the Consumer Confidence Index for May, 10 a.m.
WEDNESDAY: No events of note.
THURSDAY: Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases first-quarter gross domestic product, 8:30 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.; National Association of Realtors releases pending home sales index for April, 10 a.m.
FRIDAY: Commerce Department releases personal income and spending for April, 8:30 a.m.
SATURDAY: No events of note.
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SUNDAY, MAY 25
No events of note.
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MONDAY, MAY 26
U.S. stock and bond markets are closed for Memorial Day.
WASHINGTON — Senate on break until the week of June 2.
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TUESDAY, MAY 27
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama hosts a White House science fair.
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court issues orders.
OXON HILL, Maryland — Scripps National Spelling Bee, through May 29.
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 28
President Barack Obama gives the commencement address at the U.S. Military Academy.
WASHINGTON — House Veteran’ Affairs Committee hearing with testimony expected from Department of Veterans Affairs officials about veterans’ health care.
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THURSDAY, MAY 29
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama hosts a summit on youth sports safety and concussions.
WASHINGTON — The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has issued a subpoena for Secretary of State John Kerry to testify as part of the committee’s investigation into the 2012 attack against a U.S. diplomatic facility in Benghazi, Libya. The State Department has said Kerry is unable to appear May 29, and has offered alternative dates of June 12 or June 20.
WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson testifies at an oversight hearing by the House Judiciary Committee.
WASHINGTON — House Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing on energy needs in Asia.
WASHINGTON — House Homeland Security subcommittee hearing on the Los Angeles airport shooting.
BERLIN — Germany’s Federal Labor Agency releases May unemployment figures for Europe’s biggest economy.
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FRIDAY, MAY 30
No events of note.
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SATURDAY, MAY 31
No events of note.
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