EMEA Morning Briefing: Hawkish Powell to Hold -2-
In a move that risks stoking a trade war with the EU, U.K. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said Tuesday the government plans in the coming weeks to present a law allowing it to unilaterally alter the terms of a deal agreed in 2019 with its European counterparts that governs the movement of goods between Northern Ireland, which is part of the U.K., and the rest of the U.K.
Sweden, Finland to Lodge NATO Bid
Sweden and Finland plan to apply for NATO membership on Wednesday, according to their leaders, a move that would break with decades of nonalignment by the two Nordic countries and represent a major geopolitical shift in Europe in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
At a joint press conference Tuesday, Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Finnish President Sauli Niinistö in Stockholm said the countries plan to jointly present their applications for membership in the U.S.-led alliance.
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Expected Major Events for Wednesday
06:00/SWE: 1Q Industrial inventories
06:00/EU: Apr New Passenger Car Registrations in Europe statistics (EU27 + EFTA3)
06:00/UK: Apr UK producer prices
06:00/UK: Apr UK monthly inflation figures
07:00/SVK: Apr Harmonized CPI
07:00/AUT: Apr CPI
08:30/UK: Feb Card Spending statistics
08:30/UK: Mar UK House Price Index
09:00/CYP: Apr Harmonised CPI
09:00/MLT: Apr Harmonised CPI
09:00/EU: Apr Harmonised CPI
09:00/GRE: Mar Labour Force Survey
10:00/POR: Apr PPI
17:59/POR: Mar Balance of Payments
23:01/UK: 3Q Manpower UK Employment Outlook Survey
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