Japan Declines Comment on BOJ’s Absence From Global Support Statement for Fed Chair Powell. Source: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 
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Not many economic data and events scheduled for today and some with high volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Australia: HIA new home sales grew by 0.8 percent in March.
Upcoming:
- Japan: Consumer confidence report for May will be published at 5:00 GMT.
- Spain: Unemployment report will be published at 7:00 GMT.
- United Kingdom: Construction PMI report will be published at 8:30 GMT.
- Greece: 1st quarter GDP report will be published at 9:00 GMT.
- Eurozone: Producer price inflation report for April will be published at 9:00 GMT.
- United States: NFP jobs report will be published at 12:30 GMT, along with trade balance report, and followed ISM New York index at 13:45 GMT.
- Canada: 1st quarter Labor productivity report will be published at 12:30 GMT, along with trade balance report for April.
