European Central Bank speakers on Thursday include de Cos and Centeno

0700 GMT / 0300 US Eastern time: Bank of Spain Governor Pablo Hernández de Cos and Angel Estrada, head of financial stability at the central bank, will hold a briefing to explain the implementation of macroprudential policy instruments

1000 GMT / 0600 US Eastern time Bank of Portugal Governor Mario Centeno presents the central bank annual report

As heads of their respective central banks both de Cos and Centeno and members of the European Central Bank’s Governing Council and will have a vote on the likely rate cut at the June meeting:

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This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.