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Greece and Ukraine crises drown out G7 summit agenda

EU Parliament president warns Athens of dramatic consequences if talks fail

Morning!


In the US on Friday, the Dow lost 57 points to 17,849 the Nasdaq rose 9 points to 5,068 and the S&P 500 lost 3 points at 2,093.

In Asia today, the Nikkei was recently down 41.92 points at 20,418.98 and the Hang Seng up 106.14 points at 27,366.30.

WTI crude oil traded at $59.13 a barrel and Brent at $63.31.

Gold settled at $1167.80 an ounce.

Trade well and prosper!

EUR German Industrial Production m/m 0.9% 0.6% -0.5%

EUR German Trade Balance 22.3B 18.1B 19.3B

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UK employers group cuts growth outlook, urges Osborne to stick to austerity

Sterling falls as Bund yields creep higher

Here's one for you, Skinny. They're waiting for you...

New financial jobs in London up 52% year-on-year in May

US Futures

Midknight - what a proper job! :-)

Midday Report

Another way of forecasting where the US markets are going!

CAD Housing Starts 202K 187K 183K

CAD Building Permits m/m 11.6% 3.4% 11.6%

Closing Market Summary