3rd May - Morning Briefings

Here are the regular morning briefings - for more reads, see yesterday's US open Europe's 'surprise' and US close The Worst Idea. You can get update notifications by following ‘MoreLiver’ on Twitter or Facebook. Contact me with any questions or suggestions.

News roundup – Between The Hedges

News roundup – The Trader

Emerging London Headlines – beyondbrics / FT

The 6am Cut London – alphaville / FT

Press digests by Reuters: FT, WSJ, NYT

Danske Daily – Danske Bank (pdf)

EU finance ministers failed to reach a deal to tighten bank capital rules. Disappointing economic data releases weighed on sentiment yesterday. Fixed income markets saw renewed demand for US Treasuries. The decision on whether to issue floating-rate notes was postponed by the US Treasury. Today’s ECB meeting takes centre stage.

Morning Briefing: After the Gold Rush – BNYMellon

Market Preview: Focus on ECB rate decision – Saxo Bank

European markets will open in the green Thursday ahead of the European Central Bank's key interest rate decision scheduled today, with some suggesting additional easing. Keep a watch on the Spanish and the French long-term bond auctions.

TV: Bloomberg, CNBC, BBC

Debt crisis: live – The Telegraph

Europe Crisis Tracker – WSJ

Tracking Europe’s Debt Crisis – NYT

FX Options Analytics – Saxo Bank

3 numbers to watch: Spanish bond auctions, ECB, ISM Non-manuf. – Saxo Bank

Government bond auctions, ECB rate announcement and press conference and US service and labour market data. This Thursday has it all.

April Employment Report Preview – A Dash of Insight