Federal Reserve Board Governor Christopher Waller speaks on the economic outlook at an Economic Club of New York reception.
European Central Bank board member Piero Cipollone gives a speech on monetary policy followed by Q&A at the House of the Euro in Brussels. And Swiss National Bank Vice Chairman Martin Schlegel speaks on where next for policy, after the monetary authority surprised with a rate cut last week.
Meanwhile, stock markets continued to display the choppy, directionless trade that the end of a quarter tends to bring – particularly when it finishes with a key U.S. inflation reading and a speech from the Fed chief on Good Friday, when most markets are closed for holidays.
A tick up in U.S. stock futures may be the most accurate indicator for European equity direction, with Asian markets polarized by a rising Nikkei and falling Chinese indexes.
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