Morning Bid: With world markets preparing for first-quarter updates from US Big Tech firms this week, the heat under simmering geopolitical tensions went up a notch as a Chinese diplomat to France questioned the independence of all former Soviet states
U.S. and euro zone first quarter gross domestic product numbers are due out later in the week too, with eyes also on new Bank of Japan governorAlthough confidence is high that the BOJ's ultra-dovish policy will remain unchanged next Friday, economists flag the non-negligible risk of another surprise tweak to the explicit bond yield cap.European stocks were slightly negative and U.S. stock futures also marginally in the red ahead of Wall Street's open. Crude oil prices were lower.
With another Federal Reserve quarter-point interest rate rise next month now baked into pricing, Treasury yields were mostly flat. Focus is on the tense debt ceiling standoff - with theThe dollar was mixed - up against Asian currencies but off against European currencies amid hawkish European Central Bank soundings on interest rates.
* U.S. corporate earnings: First Republic, Coca Cola, Whirlpool, Ameriprise, Brown&Brown, Packaging Corp of America, Alexandria Real Estate, Cadence Design Systems * European Central Bank board member Fabio Panetta, French central bank chief Francois Villeroy de Galhau speaks * South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol starts week-long visit to the United States for summit with President Joe BidenBy Mike Dolan, editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise; mike.dolan@thomsonreuters.com. Twitter: @reutersMikeDOpinions expressed are those of the author. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.
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