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French provisional May inflation report 31 May 2016
– +0.1% prev
– yy -0.1% as exp vs -0.2% prev
– HICP mm +0.3% as exp vs +0.1% prev
– yy 0.0% as exp vs -0.1% prev
Small steps for CPI but in the right direction at least.

Despite Brent and WTI hitting $50 a barrel last week analysts disagree on the next direction for the price of “black gold.”

Welcome back bank-holiday UK traders!
You didn’t miss a real lot, but here are the wraps from Friday US time through to Asia Tuesday, in order, so you can have a quick skim of each and do a fast catch-up

Junior coalition party leader Yamaguchi out on Bloomberg 31 May 2016
– Komeito will basically respect Abe’s plan
I think that’s called pass the buck. That and a lack of real influence?

The greenback was roughly flat against the yen in rangebound trade as investors take a wait-and-see approach ahead of a string of U.S.

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European equity futures in positive territory as Europe gets going 31 May 2016
– DAX futures +0.2%
– CAC40 +0.1%
– FTSE +0.2%
Bund futures up 11 at 163.76