Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Bank of America Corp (BAC) – Bank Investors: Nine Must-Watch Announcements and Events Next Week

Consumer Comfort Index: Giving investors a picture of how consumers are feeling about the economy and their own finances, this index from Bloomberg will allow the banks to gauge the likelihood that new business will enter their branches.

Throughout the week
A number of prominent Federal Reserve members are giving speeches or talks on the current economic environment, monetary policy, and the financial crisis. Any nuggets of information gleaned from these talks could provide good insight into future Fed policy.

Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Richard Fisher will deliver speech on the economy in Portland, Ore.

Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans will hold a breakfast open to the press to discuss various items.

Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Plosser will give a speech on the economic outlook to Women in Housing Finance, in Washington, D.C.

Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Sandra Pianalto will deliver a speech in Cleveland.

Be informed
As always, it’s important to know what will affect your stocks as you move through the week. But as a Foolish investor who’s in it for the long haul, you know that being informed means riding the waves caused by any of the announcements I’ve mentioned. And as always, don’t feel as if you need to study every piece of information released in any given week — pick and choose what you find most important. Fool on! 

The article Bank Investors: 9 Must-Watch Announcements and Events Next Week originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Jessica Alling.

Fool contributor Jessica Alling has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Bank of America, and Wells Fargo and (NYSE:WFC) owns shares of Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, and Wells Fargo.

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