US event, market closures for funeral of former President Bush

NEW YORK, Dec 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order to close the federal government on Wednesday, Dec. 5, in a day of mourning for former President George H.W. Bush, who died on Friday at the age of 94.

Several financial exchanges have announced their markets will be closed on Wednesday. Some U.S. events and economic data releases previously scheduled for that day have been postponed or canceled.

The following is a list of scheduled market closures and canceled events for Wednesday.

CLOSURES/CANCELLATIONS:

REMAINING OPEN:

ENERGY AND COMMODITY MARKETS

CME will operate a regular schedule for commodities.

FOREX

Foreign exchange markets are expected to open on Wednesday, given that trading in currency markets is not restricted to any one central venue but is conducted around the world. Analysts said trading conditions could be illiquid, however.

U.S. FEDERAL RESERVE

The Federal Reserve will publish the Beige Book as scheduled on Wednesday at 2 p.m. EST.

Federal Reserve Bank payment systems will operate normally, and Reserve Bank cash offices will fulfill orders for currency and coin according to normal operating procedures.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said on Monday the Fedwire Securities Service will operate during its regular hours on Wednesday.

ECONOMIC DATA

The Mortgage Bankers Association will release its weekly mortgage applications survey data on Wednesday as scheduled.

The Association of American Railroads will issue its weekly report on major railroad traffic on Wednesday.

(Reporting by April Joyner, David Gaffen, Richard Leong, Saqib Iqbal Ahmed, Jonathan Spicer, Jessica Resnick-Ault and Chizu Nomiyama in New York and Pete Schroeder, Michelle Price, Andrea Ricci and Melissa Bland in Washington; editing by Jonathan Oatis and Rosalba O'Brien)