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European stocks closed: FTSE 100 7,425.63 +23.30 +0.31% DAX 12,398.80 +127.77 +1.04% CAC 40 5,538.97 +45.36 +0.83%

ECB's Governing Council member Villeroy: Inflation rate is too low in Eurozone, too much uncertainty remains for the future

Chicago business activity falls in June

U.S. consumer sentiment worsens less than initially estimated in June

U.S.: Reuters/Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index, June 98.2 (forecast 98.0)

U.S.: Chicago Purchasing Managers' Index , June 49.7 (forecast 53.1)

Canada's GDP up 0.3% in April - RBC

U.S. Stocks open: Dow +0.31%, Nasdaq +0.35% S&P +0.37%

Before the bell: S&P futures +0.28%, NASDAQ futures +0.15%

Dallas Fed President Kaplan: Would need to see more material deterioration in outlook before backing rate cut

Wall Street. Stocks before the bell

Canada’s economy grows more than expected in April

Upgrades before the market open

U.S. consumer spending up 0.4 percent in May

Canada: GDP (m/m) , April 0.3% (forecast 0.1%)

U.S.: Personal spending , May 0.4% (forecast 0.4%)

U.S.: PCE price index ex food, energy, m/m, May 0.2% (forecast 0.2%)

U.S.: Personal Income, m/m, May 0.5% (forecast 0.3%)

Canada: Industrial Product Price Index, m/m, May 0.1% (forecast 0.1%)

U.S.: PCE price index ex food, energy, Y/Y, May 1.6% (forecast 1.6%)

Canada: Industrial Product Price Index, y/y, May 0.6%

Canada's industry-level GDP likely to rise 0.3% in April - TDS

UK's Foreign Secretary Hunt: Would accept a no-deal Brexit if necessary

Top trade negotiators from US and China met today ahead of much-anticipated summit between Trump and Xi tomorrow - White House reporter for Bloomberg

Company News: NIKE (NKE) quarterly earnings miss analysts’ estimate

U.S. PCE inflation and income-spending data in focus – TDS

Iran foreign ministry's spokesman Mousavi: If EU’s trade mechanism fails to meet Tehran’s demand, Iran's next steps would be more decisive - Reuters

Canada's economy back in the saddle - NBC

Eurozone inflation outlook remains sluggish - ING

Central banks ‘have run out of ammunition’ - OECD head

More negative eurozone economic surprises coming? – Danske Bank

Euro area annual inflation stabilized at 1.2% in June

Eurozone: Harmonized CPI ex EFAT, Y/Y, June 1.1% (forecast 1%)

Eurozone: Harmonized CPI, Y/Y, June 1.2% (forecast 1.2%)

UK GDP growth accelerated in line with forecasts in Q1

United Kingdom: GDP, q/q, Quarter I 0.5% (forecast 0.5%)

United Kingdom: GDP, y/y, Quarter I 1.8% (forecast 1.8%)

United Kingdom: Business Investment, y/y, Quarter I -1.5% (forecast -1.4%)

United Kingdom: Business Investment, q/q, Quarter I 0.4% (forecast 0.5%)

United Kingdom: Current account, bln , Quarter I -30 (forecast -32)

China hopes to ensure U.S.-China meeting a success - foreign ministry

Trump and Xi meeting in focus – Danske Bank

China manufacturing PMI likely to edge higher in May - TDS

GBP: Turning Increasingly More Bearish On GBP Medium-Term - Barclays

Switzerland KOF Leading Indicator unexpectedly declined in June

Consumer price growth in France accelerated in June

Switzerland: KOF Leading Indicator, June 93.6 (forecast 94.9)

Asia's Iran oil imports fall to lowest in at least five years in May - data

France: CPI, y/y, June 1.2%

France: CPI, m/m, June 0.2% (forecast 0%)

France: Consumer spending , May 0.4% (forecast 0.2%)

EUR/USD: Consolidation – Commerzbank

Germany import price index down slightly in May

Japanese PM Abe says downside risks to global economy prevail

Options levels on friday, June 28, 2019

Japan: Housing Starts, y/y, May -8.7% (forecast -4.3%)

Commodities. Daily history for Thursday, June 27, 2019

Australia: Private Sector Credit, y/y, May 3.6%

Australia: Private Sector Credit, m/m, May 0.2% (forecast 0.2%)

Stocks. Daily history for Thursday, June 27, 2019

Currencies. Daily history for Thursday, June 27, 2019

Japan: Industrial Production (MoM) , May 2.3% (forecast 0.7%)

Japan: Tokyo Consumer Price Index, y/y, June 1.1% (forecast 1.3%)

Japan: Tokyo CPI ex Fresh Food, y/y, June 0.9% (forecast 0.9%)

Japan: Unemployment Rate, May 2.4% (forecast 2.4%)

United Kingdom: Gfk Consumer Confidence, June -13 (forecast -11)

Schedule for today, Friday, June 28, 2019

Major US stock indexes finished trading mostly in positive territory

Schedule for tomorrow, Friday, June 28, 2019

DJIA +0.12% 26,568.70 +31.88 Nasdaq +0.72% 7,966.96 +56.98 S&P +0.43% 2,926.44 +12.66