MNI European Morning Briefing

     LONDON (MNI) - Monday's European data calendar gets underway at 0600GMT,

with the release of the German construction orders data.

     At 0700GMTm the Spanish producer prices will be published.

     ECB Executive Board member Vitor Constancio opening speaks at the same time

at Second ECB Annual Research Conference, in Frankfurt.

     BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda will hold a news conference, starting at

0745GMT.

     The main German release is expected at 0800GMT, with the publication of the

German Ifo climate index.

     ECB Executive Board member Yves Mersch keynote speaks at Joint Bank of

Portugal and European Central Bank Conference on Risk Management for Central

Banks, in Lisbon, starting at 0815GMT.

     ECB President Mario Draghi will give his introductory statement at the ECON

Hearing at the European Parliament, in Brussels, starting at 1300GMT.

     Across the Atlantic, there is only a limited US data calendar, with just

the Dallas Fed manufacturing survey set for publication at 1430GMT.

     At 1445GMT, ECB Executive Board member Benoit Coeure chairs a policy panel

on "Exit from non-standard monetary policy" at Second ECB Annual Research

Conference, in Frankfurt.

     Back in the US, at 1620GMT, Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles

Evans speakS at The Economic Club of Grand Rapids Luncheon Meeting in Grand

Rapids, Michigan, with audience and media Q&A.

     At 2230GMT, Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari will

participate in Eye of the Hawk Town Hall Event in Grand Forks, North Dakota,

with audience Q&A.

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