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European markets seen opening higher
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Speeches from ECB, BoE and RIksbank chiefs
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Walmart and Home Depot among earnings reports
European stock markets are expected to launch today's trading higher. DAX futures point to an opening near 15,500 pts - just slightly below all-time highs. US futures trade higher as well. There are few releases scheduled for today but neither of them is a typical market mover. However, investors will also get to hear from numerous central bankers including chiefs of BoE, ECB and Riksbank. Last but not least, Walmart and Home Depot - two Dow Jones members - will report earnings ahead of the Wall Street session open.
10:00 am BST - Euro area, GDP report for Q1 (second release). First release: -0.6% QoQ
1:30 pm BST - US, housing market data for April.
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Building permits. Expected: 1770k. Previous: 1759k
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Housing starts. Expected: 1710k. Previous: 1739k
9:40 pm BST - API report on oil inventories. Expected: -1.9 mb
Central bankers' speeches
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8:15 am BST - Riksbank Governor Ohlsson
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9:00 am BST - ECB Villeroy
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3:00 pm BST - BoE Bailey, Ramsden and Broadbent
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3:00 pm BST - ECB President Lagarde
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4:05 pm BST - Fed Kaplan
Wall Street earnings
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Baidu (BIDU.US) - before market open
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Home Depot (HD.US) - before market open
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Macy's (M.US) - before market open
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Take-Two Interactive (TTWO.US) - after market close
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Walmart (WMT.US) - before market open