{"id":13255,"date":"2015-05-22T04:34:17","date_gmt":"2015-05-22T04:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.icmarkets.com\/blog\/?p=13255"},"modified":"2015-05-22T04:44:07","modified_gmt":"2015-05-22T04:44:07","slug":"friday-22nd-may-european-open-briefing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ic-cn-asia.com\/blog\/friday-22nd-may-european-open-briefing\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday 22nd May: European Open Briefing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t<strong>Global Markets:<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>\n\t\t\tAsian stock markets: Nikkei down 0.15 %, Shanghai Composite gained 1.50 %, Hang Seng rose 1.35 %, ASX fell 0.05 %\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\t\t\tCommodities: Gold at $1206 (+0.15 %), Silver at $17.12 (-0.10 %), WTI Oil at $60.60 (-0.20 %), Brent Oil at $66.30 (-0.35 %)\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\t\t\tRates: US 10 year yield at 2.19, UK 10 year yield at 1.976, German 10 year yield at 0.646\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\t<strong>News &amp; Data:<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>\n\t\t\tBank of Japan keeps interest rates and QE unchanged; voted 8-1\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\t\t\tBoJ: Monetary Easing Is Exerting Intended Effects\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\t\t\tBoJ: CPI Likely To Be About 0% For Time Being\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\t\t\tBoJ: Inflation Expectations Rising From Longer-Term View\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\t\t\tJapan Tankan Index 13.0, Previous: 12.0\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\t\t\tNew Zealand ANZ Consumer Confidence Index (May): 123.9 (previous 128.8)\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\t\t\tNew Zealand ANZ Consumer Confidence Index (m\/m) May: -3.8% (previous 3.4%)\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\t\t\tEU&rsquo;s Juncker To Meet With Greek PM Tsipras Tomorrow &#8212; RTRS\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\t\t\tGreek Spokesperson: We Are Closer To A Deal After Today&rsquo;s Discussions &#8212; RTRS\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\t\t\tAsia up after Wall Street sets record high, dollar steadies after slip &#8211; RTRS\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\t\t\tOil edges down but WTI set for record 10th week of gains &#8211; RTRS\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\t\t\tBOJ offers brighter view of economy, keeps policy steady &#8211; RTRS\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\t\t\tS&amp;P ends at all-time highs but traders eye weak volume &#8211; RTRS\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\t<strong>Upcoming Events:<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>\n\t\t\t07:00 BST &#8211; German GDP\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\t\t\t07:30 BST &#8211; Bank of Japan Press Conference\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\t\t\t09:00 BST &#8211; German ZEW Business Climate\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\t\t\t09:00 BST &#8211; ECB President Draghi speaks\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\t\t\t10:00 BST &#8211; Italian Retail Sales\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\t\t\t12:00 BST &#8211; Bank of England Governor Carney speaks\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\t\t\t13:30 BST &#8211; US CPI\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\t\t\t13:30 BST &#8211; Canadian CPI\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\t\t\t13:30 BST &#8211; Canadian Retail Sales\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\t\t\t18:00 BST &#8211; 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