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European shares opened sharply lower this morning and remained close to their lows during the remainder of the session in the absence of eco data or other important news items. US Equities opened lower too but losses are more contained (‐0.7%).
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France, Italy and Spain are set to miss the EU budget targets both this year and next without urgent government action, the European Commission forecasts showed.Portugal will likely to be in breach of the EU budget rules too.
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The UK manufacturing sector shrank for the first time in three years in April, the manufacturing PMI showed, falling from 50.7 to 49.2, while a limited increase was expected. Companies attributed the deterioration in operating conditions to a softer domestic demand and a reduction in new business from overseas.
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Spain's King Felipe dissolved parliament and called elections for June 26, the second in six months after four months of fruitless coalition talks between Spain’s four main parties.
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Fed’s Mester and Williams are still scheduled to speak and both Republican and Democratic primaries are held in Indiana.
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