CITIGROUP EXPECTS THE FED TO START CUTTING INTEREST RATES IN JULY VS JUNE EXPECTED EARLIER.

US SECRETARY OF STATE BLINKEN: HAMAS NEEDS TO DECIDE AND IT NEEDS TO DECIDE QUICKLY.

US SECRETARY OF STATE BLINKEN: HAMAS BEFORE IT HAS A PROPOSAL THAT IS EXTRAORDINARILY GENEROUS.

JAPAN TOP CURRENCY DIPLOMAT KANDA: I DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC LEVEL IN MIND ABOUT AN APPROPRIATE FOREX LEVEL.

JAPAN TOP CURRENCY DIPLOMAT KANDA: SPECULATIVE, RAPID AND ABNORMAL FX MOVES HAVE HAD A BAD IMPACT ON THE ECONOMY, SO ARE UNACCEPTABLE.

JAPAN TOP CURRENCY DIPLOMAT KANDA: WE WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION AGAINST EXCESSIVE FOREX MOVES.

JAPAN TOP CURRENCY DIPLOMAT KANDA: NO COMMENT ON WHETHER THERE WAS FX INTERVENTION.

SPAIN'S PM SANCHEZ: AFTER CAREFUL REFLECTION, I'VE DECIDED TO STAY ON AS PRIME MINISTER.

EURO ZONE APRIL PRODUCER PRICE EXPECTATIONS 5.4 VS REVISED 5.5 IN MARCH - EU COMMISSION.

EURO ZONE APRIL CONSUMER INFLATION EXPECTATIONS: 11.6 VS 12.3 IN MARCH - EU COMMISSION.

UK'S ONS: WE PLAN TO MOVE TO A TRANSFORMED LABOR SURVEY IN SEPTEMBER.

ECB'S WUNSCH TO ECONOSTREAM: ECB SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT A JULY CUT.

WEEK AHEAD: ECONOMIC INDICATORS (EU) features.financialjuice.com/2024/04/29/wee…

CURRENCY STRENGTH CHART: STRONGEST - JPY, NZD, AUD, GBP, CHF, EUR, CAD, USD - WEAKEST.

SPANISH CPI MOM FLASH ACTUAL 0.7% (FORECAST 1%, PREVIOUS 0.80%) $MACRO

SPANISH HICP MOM FLASH ACTUAL 0.6% (FORECAST 0.7%, PREVIOUS 1.4%) $MACRO

SPANISH CPI YOY FLASH ACTUAL 3.3% (FORECAST 3.3%, PREVIOUS 3.2%) $MACRO

SPANISH HICP YOY FLASH ACTUAL 3.4% (FORECAST 3.4%, PREVIOUS 3.3%) $MACRO

SWEDISH GDP YOY ADVANCE ACTUAL -1.1% (FORECAST -0.7%, PREVIOUS -0.2%) $MACRO

MORNING JUICE - EUROPE SESSION PREP features.financialjuice.com/2024/04/29/mor…