Global Markets:
- Asian stock markets: Nikkei up 0.80 %, Hang Seng gained 0.40 %, ASX rose 0.20 %, Shanghai Composite closed for holiday
- Commodities: Gold at $1199 (-0.25 %), Silver at $16.08 (-0.15 %), WTI Oil at $59.80 (-0.25 %), Brent Oil at $62.90 (+0.05 %)
- Rates: US 10 year yield at 2.29, UK 10 year yield at 2.00, German 10 year yield at 0.75
News & Data:
- New Zealand Westpac Consumer Confidence (Q2): 113.0 (previous 117.4)
- Greek PM Tsipras Presents New Proposals Ahead Of Emergency EU Summit — Euro News
- Greek PM Tsipras Will Meet With Top European Officials Ahead Of Final Summit – RTRS
- RBA’s Edwards: Australian Dollar Still Too High — BBG
- PWC: A Third Of Australia Is In Recession — AFR
- New Zealand PM Key: RBNZ Governor Has Done Good Job, But Obvious Inflation Is Below Target — BBG
- New Zealand PM Key: `Very Difficult' To Meet Inflation Target — BBG
CFTC Positioning Data:
- EUR net short 89K vs. short 138K prior
- JPY net short 80K vs. short 116K prior
- GBP net short 25K vs. short 28K prior
- AUD net short 4K vs short 14K prior
- CAD net short 12K vs short 14K prior
- CHF net long 5K vs. long 10K prior
Upcoming Events:
- (TBA) BST – Euro Group Meetings
- 08:45 BST – Bank of England Member Cunliffe speaks
- 15:00 BST – US Existing Home Sales
- 15:00 BST – Euro Zone Consumer Confidence
The Week Ahead (Key Data & Events):
Tuesday, June 23rd
- 02:45 BST – Chinese HSBC Manufacturing PMI
- 08:00 BST – French Manufacturing PMI
- 08:00 BST – French Services PMI
- 08:30 BST – German Manufacturing PMI
- 08:30 BST – German Services PMI
- 09:00 BST – Euro Zone Manufacturing PMI
- 09:00 BST – Euro Zone Services PMI
- 13:30 BST – US Durable Goods Orders
- 15:00 BST – US New Home Sales
Wednesday, June 24th
- 00:50 BST – Bank of Japan Meeting Minutes
- 09:00 BST – German IFO Business Climate
- 13:30 BST – US GDP
Thursday, June 25th
- 13:30 BST – US Initial Jobless Claims
- 13:30 BST – Personal Income & Spending
- 14:45 BST – US Services PMI
Friday, June 26th
- 00:30 BST – Japanese CPI
- 00:30 BST – Japanese Unemployment Rate
- 15:00 BST – US Michigan Consumer Sentiment
- 16:15 BST – Bank of England Governor Carney speaks
