Economic week ahead

MONDAY - Treasury releases federal budget for March.

TUESDAY - Senate Homeland and Governmental Affairs subcommittee holds a hearing on high-risk home loans.

WEDNESDAY - Commerce Department releases retail sales for March and business inventories for February. Labor Department releases Consumer Price Index. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies before the Joint Economic Committee. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee holds a hearing on national broadband plan.

THURSDAY - Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims. Federal Reserve releases industrial production for March.

FRIDAY - Commerce Department releases housing starts for March. - AP