Today

¢ Consumer Bankers Assn. has fair lending conference at the Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City.

¢ American Institute of Certified Public Accountants opens conference on banks and savings institutions at the Grand Hyatt.

¢ American Enterprise Institute has forum on regulatory oversight.

Tuesday

¢ Brookings Institution has forum on managing federal employees.

¢ American Antitrust Institute has forum on residential real estate at the Westin Grand.

¢ AEI has forum on corporate response to dividend tax cuts.

¢ Antitrust Modernization Commission has meeting on mergers in the new economy at the Federal Trade Commission.

Wednesday

¢ Cato Institute has forums on farm trade policies and tax reform.

¢ House Commerce panel has hearing on broadband services.

¢ Senate Commerce and Energy committees have joint hearing on oil company profits.

Thursday

¢ House may take up budget resolution.

¢ Institute for International Economics has forum on the corporate tax.

¢ AEI has forum on religion and economic life.

¢ Robert Wood Johnson has forum on health costs at J.W. Marriott.

¢ Xerox chief executive Anne Mulcahy addresses Economic Club at J.W. Marriott.

¢ Economic indicators: September trade balance, November consumer sentiment.

Friday

¢ Veterans Day. Government offices, banks, bond market closed. Stock market open.