Russia Goes to the Firing Range.

Good morning to all readers as Thursday trade gets underway. US futures continue to grind higher as further earnings releases are digested. Irish & Dutch Consumer Sentiment drop to 18-month and record lows respectively. Gold takes a breather as yields rebound while Crude oil notched 1% in overnight trade but stays under pressure as geopolitics and wider demand hit still a moving target.

Kyiv says they are ready for special round of negotiations in Mariupol. As G-7 Ministers look to further isolate the default-facing country, Russia runs nuclear-capable ICBM test-fires. De Guindos says July-hike is possible with the APP ending anything but done.

On the data slate today highlights include EZ CPI, US IJC, & Philly Fed, EZ Consumer Confidence (Flash), speakers: Fed’s Powell, ECB’s Lagarde, Bank of England’s Bailey & Mann, debt supply data from France & Spain.

Highlights on the earnings slate for today include Meggitt, Nestlé, American Airlines, At&T & Philip Morris.

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Sources: Bloomberg, Newsquawk, Trading Economics, Caxton, AmplifyME, CNBC, MacroHive. Reuters.

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