European Central Bank speaker due Friday - de Guindos on monetary policy

1030 GMT, which is 0330 US Eastern time:

• European Central Bank´s vice-president Luis de Guindos
• Speech to CUNEF University students (CUNEF is a Spanish private university in Madrid)
• Topic is "Prospects for the Euro Zone and the Future of Monetary Policy"
• Q&A will follow

There are 50bp rate hikes coming up from the European Central Bank imminently:

• ECB's Wunsch says Bank could consider raising its key interest rate as high as 4%

De Guindos and his boss, ECB President Lagarde