Morning Juice – US Session Prep (16th April)

Sentiment
A gauge of the dollar swung to gains as US equity futures edged higher, driven by renewed AI optimism and hopes that the US and Iran will extend a two-week ceasefire, supporting risk sentiment.

Docket
08:30 ET
US Initial Jobless Claims Forecast 213k, Previous 219k Range 230k / 200k
US Continued Jobless Claims Forecast 1.81M, Previous 1.794M Range 1.845M / 1.767M

09:15 ET
US Industrial Production MoM Forecast 0.1%, Previous 0.2% Range 0.5% / -0.5%

Speakers & Events
08:30 ET
ECB’s Kazaks Speaks

08:35 ET
Fed’s Williams keynote speech at Bank of New York Metropolitan Club. Text and Q&A expected

09:00 ET
ECB’s Schnabel Speaks

10:35 ET
Fed’s Miran participates in a conversation on global macroeconomics at the Washington Economic Festival. No text. Q&A expected with moderator

11:15 ET
ECB’s Rehn Speaks in DC

11:40 ET
ECB’s Lane, BoE’s Taylor Speak in DC

12:00 ET
SNB’s Tschudin Speaks at Money Market Event in Zurich
ECB’s Kocher, Radev Speak in DC
ECB’s Villeroy Speaks in DC

12:45 ET
ECB’s Nagel, Germany’s Klingbeil Speak in DC

14:30 ET
ECB’s Lane Speaks in DC
RBA’s Hunter speaks in panel discussion