Before the US jobs report, European stock markets are expected to rise slightly. The Eurostoxx 50 opens at 4,287.03 points (-0.54%), the CAC 40 at 7,340.77 points (-0.85%), the DAX 40 at 15,734.24 points (-0,51%), the FTSE 100 at 7,702.64 points (-1,10%), the SMI at 11,456.37 points (-0.43%), the AEX at 741.22 points (-0,43%). ,41%), the BEL 20 at 3,737.39 points (-0.89%), the IBEX 35 at 9,043.60 points (-0.36%), the DJIA at 33,127.74 points (-0.86%), the Nasdaq at 11,966.40 points (-0.49%), the S&P 500 at 4,061.22 points (-0.72%) and the Nikkei 225 at 29,157.40 points (-0.49%), the S&P 500 at 4,061.22 points (-0.72%) and the Nikkei 225 at 29,167.40 points (-0.49%) 95 points (+0.12%

In terms of exchange rates, the change from the close mentions that in New York, EUR/USD is at 1.1044 (+0.29%), EUR/JPY at 147.93 (+0.04%) and USD/JPY at 133.99 (-0.23%).

After their pullback on Thursday following further interest rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve (Fed) and the European Central Bank (ECB), European equity markets could recover at the opening on Friday, while the health of American banks remain the subject of concern. Investors' attention will focus on the publication of the report on non-agricultural employment in the United States on Friday. Economists expect 180,000 jobs to be created in April. For their part, the markets will then watch an address by the President of the Saint Louis Fed, James

The CAC 40 futures contract gained 29.6 points, or 0.4% around 7:30am, according to data from the IG broker. The DAX 40 contract increased by 57.5 points, or 0.4%, and the FTSE 100 contract increased 27.7 points, or 0.4% as well. After renewed concerns about the strength of regional American banks, which fell heavily, the New York Stock Exchange closed lower on Thursday. Western Alliance Bancorp fell by 38%, in response to reports in the Financial Times that the American bank is considering strategic options for its future. The group tried unsuccessfully to reassure the market by reporting an increase in client deposits and an increase in the rate of deposits guaranteed by the authorities. The main Asian stock exchanges traded contrasted on Friday. At the end of the session, the Hang Seng Index on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange rose 0.6%, but the Shanghai Composite fell by 0.7%. The Tokyo Stock Exchange is closed for a holiday in Japan.

Due to a holiday in Japan, the US Treasury bond market was closed in Asia on Friday. In the wake of the Federal Reserve's decision to proceed with its tenth consecutive rate hike, a development that shows that, from a market perspective, central bankers are making a mistake, US government bond yields ended lower on Thursday. Some operators consider it possible that the Fed will have to lower borrowing costs as early as June. Despite efforts by Jerome Powell on Wednesday to dispel these expectations, operators in the federal funds market take into account a 100% probability that the Fed will make rate cuts this year, despite efforts by Jerome Powell

According to CME Group's FedWatch tool, federal funds futures on Thursday night had only a 5.7% probability that the first cut would occur in June, and a 94.3% probability that the Fed would leave rates unchanged next month. The market generally expects the US central bank to bring the federal funds rate back to a range of 4% to 4.25%, or even less, by the end of the year

This morning, the euro appreciated against the dollar, but changed little against the yen. The greenback is falling against the Japanese currency. While investors are waiting for the monthly US employment report. According to Matthew Weller, head of research at FOREX.com ET City Index, operators are likely to be more sensitive to an unexpected deterioration in the labor market than to signs of dynamism, while The Federal Reserve may have raised rates for the last time on Wednesday.

After hitting a low point in trading in New York on Thursday since the start of the year, oil prices rose this Friday in Asia, as a result of possible position adjustments. However, according to ANZ, crude prices are likely to remain under pressure in the short term in the absence of strong signals from the physical market. For the company, investors have an increasingly bearish view of demand in developed markets due to tighter monetary policies and banking sector turmoil, although this will likely be offset by a slowdown in supply growth

The July North Sea Brent contract earned 67 cents at $73.17 per barrel around 7:20 a.m. The June contract for light sweet crude (WTI) traded on Nymex was 59 cents at $69.15 per barrel