Barr and Barkin are Federal Reserve officials speaking on Wednesday

1430 GMT/0930 US Eastern time:

• Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr testifies before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee hearing
• on "Oversight of Prudential Regulators"

2030 GMT/1530 US Eastern time:

• Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin speaks on "The Housing Challenge" before the Virginia Governor's Housing Conference