KEY EVENTS THIS WEEK:

šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø The corporate earnings season is underway in the USA.

Monday, May 6:
šŸ‡ÆšŸ‡µ Japan - No trading - Children's Day
šŸ‡¬šŸ‡§ Britain - No trading - Bank Holiday
šŸ‡ØšŸ‡³ China - Caixin Services PMI (Apr)
šŸ‡®šŸ‡³ India - Services/Composite PMI (Apr)
šŸ‡·šŸ‡ŗ Russia - Services/Composite PMI (Apr)
šŸ‡©šŸ‡Ŗ Germany - Services/Composite PMI (Apr)
šŸ‡ŖšŸ‡ŗ Eurozone - Services/Composite PMI (Apr)
šŸ‡ŖšŸ‡ŗ Eurozone - Sentix Investor Confidence (May)
šŸ‡·šŸ‡ŗ Central Bank of Russia will announce currency purchase/sale volumes for May
šŸ‡ŖšŸ‡ŗ Eurozone - Industrial Producer Price Index (PPI) (Mar)
šŸ‡§šŸ‡· Brazil - Services/Composite PMI (Apr)

Tuesday, May 7:
šŸ† International Masturbation Day
šŸ‡°šŸ‡æ Kazakhstan - No trading - Defender of the Fatherland Day
šŸ‡ÆšŸ‡µ Japan - Services/Composite PMI (Apr)
šŸ‡¦šŸ‡ŗ Australia - Central Bank interest rate decision
šŸ‡ŖšŸ‡ŗ Eurozone - Retail Sales (Mar)
šŸ‡ØšŸ‡¦ Canada - Ivey PMI (Apr)
šŸ›¢ U.S. Energy Department's short-term crude market forecast
šŸ›¢ U.S. crude oil inventories (API)

Wednesday, May 8:
šŸ‡©šŸ‡Ŗ Germany - Industrial Production (Mar)
šŸ›¢ U.S. crude oil inventories (EIA)
šŸ‡§šŸ‡· Brazil - Central Bank interest rate decision

Thursday, May 9:
šŸ‡·šŸ‡ŗ Russia - No trading - Victory Day
šŸ‡°šŸ‡æ Kazakhstan - No trading - National Day
šŸ‡ØšŸ‡­ Switzerland - No trading - Ascension Day
šŸ‡ØšŸ‡³ China - Global trade (Apr)
šŸ‡¬šŸ‡§ Britain - Central Bank interest rate decision
šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø USA - Initial Jobless Claims
šŸ‡¬šŸ‡§ Bank of England Governor
šŸ›¢ U.S. natural gas inventories (EIA)
šŸ‡²šŸ‡½ Mexico - Central Bank interest rate decision

Friday, May 10:
šŸ‡¬šŸ‡§ Britain - GDP (Q1)
šŸ‡ŖšŸ‡ŗ Minutes from the last European Central Bank meeting
šŸ‡§šŸ‡· Brazil - Consumer Price Index (CPI) (Apr)
šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø USA - Michigan Consumer Sentiment (May)
šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø USA - Inflation expectations (May)
šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø WASDE report
šŸ›¢ Oil and gas drilling - Baker Hughes