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01:30 Australia NAB Quarterly Business Confidence Quarter I 2

01:35 Japan Manufacturing PMI (Preliminary) April 50.3 50.8

01:45 China HSBC Manufacturing PMI (Preliminary) April 49.6 49.4

03:00 New Zealand Credit Card Spending March 5.8%

06:00 Switzerland Trade Balance March 2.47 2.16

07:00 France Manufacturing PMI (Preliminary) April 48.8 49.4

07:00 France Services PMI (Preliminary) April 52.4 52.5

07:30 Germany Manufacturing PMI (Preliminary) April 52.8 53.1

07:30 Germany Services PMI (Preliminary) April 55.4 55.6

08:00 Eurozone Manufacturing PMI (Preliminary) April 52.2 52.6

08:00 Eurozone Services PMI (Preliminary) April 54.2 54.5

08:30 United Kingdom Retail Sales (MoM) March 0.7% 0.4%

08:30 United Kingdom Retail Sales (YoY) March 5.7% 5.4%

08:30 United Kingdom PSNB, bln March 6.2 6.6

12:30 U.S. Continuing Jobless Claims April 2268

12:30 U.S. Initial Jobless Claims April 294 290

13:45 U.S. Manufacturing PMI (Preliminary) April 55.7 55.6

14:00 U.S. New Home Sales March 539 514