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PRIMER - Today’s Fedspeak includes Barr; FOMC will release meeting minutes
15:15BST/09:15EDT - Fed’s Barr (voter) will speak on consumer financial health metrics. Speaking last week, Barr said shrinking the balance sheet is the wrong objective, and warned proposals to do so could threaten financial stability. He added that scarce reserves could disrupt ...
READ STORYGerman Chancellor Merz says average tax rate in Germany has to come down
German Economy Ministry spokesperson says German Economy Minister will travel to China next week
US MBA Mortgage Applications (May/15) -2.3% (Prev. 1.7%)
EU EMA report on progress towards 2030 clinical trial targets
EU Core Inflation Rate YoY Final (Apr) Y/Y 2.2% vs. Exp. 2.2% (Prev. 2.3%, Low. 2.2%, High. 2.2%)
EU Inflation Rate MoM Final (Apr) M/M 1% vs. Exp. 1% (Prev. 1.3%, Low. 1%, High. 1.1%)
EU Inflation Rate YoY Final (Apr) Y/Y 3% vs. Exp. 3% (Prev. 2.6%, Low. 3%, High. 3.1%)
[MARKET UPDATE] Crude on a softer footing, albeit with Trump’s deadline looming
WTI and Brent July futures have been edging lower throughout the European morning thus far, with newsflow relatively quiet aside from mixed commentary out of Iran, with the Iranian Deputy to the President Banah suggesting Tehran is open to negotiations within national interests, ...
READ STORYDaily US Equity Opening News - SSNLF-union continue talks after breakdown; GOOG unveils Gemini models and cheaper AI tools; China last week banned NVDA RTX 5090D V2 imports; KEYS rises after Q2 beat-and-raise; CE to raise engineered materials prices
DAY AHEAD: DATA: In Europe, Eurozone April final inflation is seen at 3.0% Y/Y (from the previous 2.6%), and core at 2.2% Y/Y (from 2.3%). Stateside, the data slate is thin, but includes weekly MBA mortgage applications. PREVIEW - FOMC MINUTES (19:00BST/14:00EDT): FOMC minutes ...
READ STORYNewsquawk Bond Auction Previews - 20th May 2026
Germany to sell EUR 5bln 2.90% 2036 Bund US to sell USD 16bln 20-year Bond
READ STORYSouth African Core Inflation Rate YoY (Apr) Y/Y 3.6% (Prev. 3.2%)
South African Core Inflation Rate MoM (Apr) M/M 0.5% (Prev. 0.8%)
Indonesian Deposit Facility Rate (May) 4.25% vs. Exp. 4% (Prev. 3.75%)
EUROPEAN OPEN: HSBA LN targets 17% RoTE through 2028; UK govt denies supermarket price freeze plans; LDO IM wins EUR 320mln Kuwait Navy contract; STLAM IM to announce Dongfeng EV JV; SSNLF-union talks to continue
EUROPEAN OPEN: European equities opened lower, following a soft overnight APAC session and weak handover from Wall Street, with sentiment pressured by higher yields and geopolitical uncertainty. Indonesian stocks fell after Jakarta announced plans to tighten commodity export ove...
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