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  • Today - Thursday, May 24

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    3:46 AM German Q1 exports +1.7% Q/Q, a sharp turnaround from -1.5% in Q4. Imports flat Q/Q, up from -0.6% in Q4. Comment!
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    3:32 AM German flash manufacturing PMI at 45.0 in May, down from 46.2 in April. Services unchanged at 52.2. Composite output index at 49.6, down from 50.5 prior and a six-month low. Comment!
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    2:05 AM HSBC's flash estimate of China's PMI: 48.7, down from last month's 49.3. If the preliminary reading is confirmed on June 1, it will mark seven months of manufacturing contraction, bolstering the case for more stimulus. Comment!
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    2:01 AM German final Q1 GDP comes in at +0.5% Q/Q and +1.7% Y/Y, both in-line with preliminary readings. Comment!
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