Market news

China’s President Xi: Trump is a friend

U.S. wholesale inventories increase more than expected in April

Disappointing US jobs report only cements market expectations for Fed rate cuts ahead - ING

U.S.: Wholesale Inventories, April 0.8% (forecast 0.7%)

China's President Xi: We should find a solution to trade war despite disagreements

Canada adds 27,700 new jobs in May; unemployment rate falls to 5.4 percent

Nonfarm payrolls increase less than expected in May

U.S.: Average hourly earnings , May 0.2% (forecast 0.3%)

U.S.: Unemployment Rate, May 3.6% (forecast 3.6%)

U.S.: Nonfarm Payrolls, May 75 (forecast 185)

U.S.: Government Payrolls, May -15

U.S.: Private Nonfarm Payrolls, May 90 (forecast 175)

U.S.: Labor Force Participation Rate, May 62.8% (forecast 62.9%)

U.S.: Average workweek, May 34.4 (forecast 34.5)

U.S.: Manufacturing Payrolls, May 3 (forecast 5)

Canada: Unemployment rate, May 5.4% (forecast 5.7%)

Canada: Employment , May 27.7 (forecast 8)

Canada: Capacity Utilization Rate, Quarter I 80.9% (forecast 81%)

China President Xi: China will open its markets, safeguard global order

Fitch's global head of sovereign ratings McCormack expects Fed to keep rates on hold this year

RBA to cut again? - ANZ

Canada's employment likely to decrease by 5,000 in May - TDS

EUR/USD strength will be delayed – Commerzbank

U.S. NFP likely to print 140,000 for May - TDS

ECB governing council member Nowotny: We see no risk of a recession, only a slowdown

Disappointing German industrial production and trade data for April suggest that the latest ECB’s dovishness is justified - ING

What to expect from May Nonfarm Payrolls report? - Westpac

GBP/USD: Upside corrective very near term - Commerzbank

Markets are convinced the Fed will ease - ING

UK long-term inflation expectations at 10-year high - BOE/TNS

Bank of Japan’s aggressive easing has created a tough environment for some banks - MUFG

EUR/USD: Positive momentum to prevail – Danske Bank

Italy retail sales remain unchanged in April

UK firms raise spending on temporary staff by least in six years - REC

UK average house price rose by 0.5% in May

United Kingdom: Halifax house price index 3m Y/Y, May 5.2% (forecast 4.9%)

United Kingdom: Halifax house price index, May 0.5% (forecast -0.2%)

France industrial production rose slightly in April

New TLTRO to keep favourable financing for banks - ECB's Vasle

Switzerland: Foreign Currency Reserves, May 760

France: Industrial Production, m/m, April 0.4% (forecast 0.3%)

France: Trade Balance, bln, April -5 (forecast -4.9)

Bundesbank cuts German 2019 GDP forecast to 0.6% from 1.6% previously

Expect further easing from BOJ in September – JP Morgan

Germany trade surplus fell in April

German industrial production down by 1.9% in April

Germany: Trade Balance (non s.a.), bln, April 17.9

Germany: Current Account , April 22.6

Germany: Industrial Production s.a. (MoM), April -1.9% (forecast -0.4%)

Switzerland: Unemployment Rate (non s.a.), May 2.3% (forecast 2.3%)

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Japan: Leading Economic Index , April 95.5 (forecast 96.1)

Japan: Coincident Index, April 101.9 (forecast 94.5)

Australia: Home Loans , April -1.2% (forecast -0.2%)

Currencies. Daily history for Thursday, June 6, 2019

Japan: Household spending Y/Y, April 1.3% (forecast 2.6%)

Australia: AiG Performance of Construction Index, May 40.4

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