A number of newer issues will be reporting
next week as a number of newer issues reporting. Along with some old standbys including Marriott, Toyota, Wendy’s, Disney, and Honda.

Remarks by ECB president, Christine Lagarde
Nothing notable so far from Lagarde except this generic headline. Carry on as you will.

Little change in the major currencies space
It is all about the US non-farm payrolls report today as the market feels rather lethargic at the moment. The dollar is trading more mixed, holding a slight advance against the commodity currencies while trailing behind the euro and pound.

ECB president Lagarde scheduled to speak at 1000 GMT
Lagarde will be speaking about the global economy in a , which should go on for about 30 minutes. As such, there might be some room to touch on policy here but I wouldn’t expect her to break rank in the way that Kazaks did earlier .

BOE governor, Andrew Bailey, will provide more details at 1200 GMT
You can watch that live here:

The BOE starts off with a bit of a technical taper, if you want to call it that
You can call it algos. You can call it a bit of a messy release with some separation between the statement and the monetary policy minutes/report. But at the end of it, the pound looks destined for a

Latest data released by Challenger, Gray, and Christmas Inc
– 30.60k
The 22,913 job cuts by US-based employers last month is the lowest monthly total since June 2000 as this adds to another sign that the labour market is slowly finding its footing again as businesses and consumers start to feel more upbeat.

Did anyone else feel that the release was a little messy?
But when the monetary policy report was released (nearly a minute later, or at least that was what I was getting when refreshing the site), it made a mention to this:

BOE announces its latest monetary policy decision – 6 May 2021
The economic forecasts are upbeat and the BOE steered clear of any firm messaging about tapering although they are talking about slowing down QE purchases.

Forex news from the European trading session – 5 May 2021
Headlines:
Markets:
– NZD leads, CHF lags on the day
– European equities higher; S&P 500 futures up 0.4%