MNI European Morning Briefing

     LONDON (MNI) - The European calendar gets underway early Friday, with the

data calendar kicking off at 0600GMT, when the German July PPI data is released.

     At 0800GMT, the EMU current account numbers will cross the wires.

     Bundesbank Board member Carl-Ludwig Thiele speaks at the Lower Saxony

Sparkasse day, in Hanover, Germany, also from 0800GMT.

     The euro area June construction production data will be released by

Eurostat at 0900GMT.

     Across the Atlantic, the US calendar gets underway at 1230GMT, with the

release of the Canadian July CPI data.

     The main US release comes at 1400GMT, when the University of Michigan

Sentiment Index is released.

     The University of Michigan Sentiment index is expected to move up to 94.0

in early-August from 93.4 in July.

     At the same time, the BLS State Employment and the Advance Quarterly

Services Survey will be released.

     Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Rob Kaplan will participate in a

moderated Q&A session at the Dallas County Community College District Conference

Day 2017 in Dallas, with audience Q&A, starting at 1415GMT.

     The St. Louis Fed Real GDP Nowcast will be published at 1500GMT, with the

NY Fed GDP Nowcast set for release at 1515GMT.

--MNI London Bureau; tel: +44 203-586-2225; email: les.commons@marketnews.com