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Minneapolis Fed President Kashkari says he advocated for a 50-basis-point rate cut at FOMC meeting

U.S. existing-home sales increase more than expected in May

U.S. business activity growth eases to 40-month low in June

U.S.: Existing Home Sales , May 5.34 (forecast 5.25)

U.S.: Services PMI, June 50.7 (forecast 51.0)

U.S.: Manufacturing PMI, June 50.1 (forecast 50.4)

Canada's April retail sales point to slow but steady growth in household spending - RBC

U.S. Stocks open: Dow -0.07%, Nasdaq -0.36% S&P -0.16%

Before the bell: S&P futures -0.27%, NASDAQ futures -0.41%

ECB and Fed getting ready to underpin growth and inflation – Danske Bank

Wall Street. Stocks before the bell

Downgrades before the market open

Canada’s retail sales up 0.1 percent in April

Canada: Retail Sales YoY, April 3.7%

Canada: Retail Sales, m/m, April 0.1% (forecast 0.2%)

Canada: Retail Sales ex Autos, m/m, April 0.1% (forecast 0.3%)

ECB's first move towards stimulus to come at July meeting – ABN AMRO

U.S. manufacturing activity likely stayed unchanged in June - TDS

Modest relief in Eurozone PMIs – Nordea Markets

ECB President Draghi said to have told EU leaders that additional stimulus may be needed - Bloomberg and Reuters report, citing EU sources

European Commission President Juncker says that EU27 has a united approach on Brexit

Fed Vice Chairman Clarida: Fed has flexibility to act if needed given interest rates are a distance away from zero

Italy's Deputy PM Salvini: I will not allow the EU to impede Italian growth

St. Louis Fed President Bullard says that he feels rate cut was most appropriate option

Japan ready to pursue flexible fiscal policy to offset economic risks

China growth momentum is losing steam – Standard Chartered

Gold: Trade tensions lead to upsurge - NAB

Japan's Ministry of Finance Asakawa says that forex volatility is not positive

U.S., Japan may need more tools to shore up banking system - Fed's Rosengren

Italy hopes to avoid EU debt procedure - Italy's prime minister

United Kingdom: PSNB, bln, May -4.46 (forecast -5.10)

Eurozone composite PMI hits seven-month in June - IHS Markit

Eurozone: Services PMI, June 53.4 (forecast 52.9)

Eurozone: Manufacturing PMI, June 47.8 (forecast 48)

German output growth remains moderate in June - IHS Markit

Germany: Services PMI, June 55.6 (forecast 55.4)

Germany: Manufacturing PMI, June 45.4 (forecast 44.5)

France: Services PMI, June 53.1 (forecast 51.5)

France: Manufacturing PMI, June 52.0 (forecast 50.7)

Eurozone: Focus on flash PMIs - TDS

EUR/USD: Strong rebound - Commerzbank

Impact of further US tariffs on Chinese economy likely limited - regulator

RBNZ to leave the OCR on hold - Westpac

UK must be clear what a no-deal Brexit would mean - Bank of England Governor Carney

Options levels on friday, June 21, 2019

Commodities. Daily history for Thursday, June 20, 2019

Stocks. Daily history for Thursday, June 20, 2019

Japan: Manufacturing PMI, June 49.5 (forecast 50.0)

Currencies. Daily history for Thursday, June 20, 2019

Japan: National Consumer Price Index, y/y, May 0.7% (forecast 0.7%)

Japan: National CPI Ex-Fresh Food, y/y, May 0.8% (forecast 0.8%)

Schedule for today, Friday, June 21, 2019

Major US stock indexes finished trading in positive territory

Schedule for tomorrow, Friday, June 21, 2019

DJIA +0.82% 26,721.66 +217.66 Nasdaq +0.63% 8,037.87 +50.55 S&P +0.81% 2,950.11 +23.65

European stocks closed: FTSE 100 7,424.44 +20.90 +0.28% DAX 12,355.39 +46.86 +0.38% CAC 40 5,535.57 +17.12 +0.31%