European markets are expected to open in the green. The Eurostoxx 50 is at 4,323.23 points (+0.18%), the CAC 40 at 7,399.44 points (-0.09%), the DAX 40 at 15,951.30 points (+0.34%), the FTSE 100 at 7,723.23 points (-0.36%), the SMI at 11,437.78 points (-0.71%), the AEX at 758.28 points (+0.36%), the SMI at 11,437.78 points (-0.71%), the AEX at 758.28 points (+0.36%), the SMI at 11,437.78 points (-0.71%), the AEX at 758.28 points (+0.36%), the SMI at 11,437.78 points (-0.71%), the AEX at 758.28 points (+0.36%), the SMI at 11,437.78 points 0.27%), the BEL 20 at 3,681.50 points (-0.20%), the IBEX 35 at 9,211.60 points (+0.22%), the DJIA at 33,420.77 points (+1.24%), the Nasdaq at 12,500.57 points (+1.28%), the S&P 500 at 4,158.77 points (+1.19%), and the Nikkei 225 at 30,562.58 points (+1.56%

As for exchange rates, the change from the close mentions that in New York, EUR/USD at 1.0835 (-0.05%), EUR/JPY at 149.03 (-0.15%), and USD/JPY at 137.55 (-0.11%).

After experiencing supply difficulties in the first half of the year that affected its operating margin, the leisure vehicle manufacturer Trigano announced Wednesday evening that it expects sales and profitability to rebound in the second half of its fiscal year 2022/23. The traffic of the airport operator Groupe ADP increased by 26.2% in April compared to the same month of 2022, thus approaching the levels observed before the Covid-19 pandemic. The airports managed by the group welcomed 26.2 million passengers last month in total, a number representing 97.9% of passenger traffic

European stock markets are expected to open higher on Thursday. They are driven by the optimism surrounding negotiations to raise the US debt ceiling. According to data from the IG broker, the DAX 40 contract gained 81 points, or 0.5%, and the FTSE 100 contract increased by 39 points, or 0.5% as well. The CAC 40 futures contract was gaining 38 points, or 0.5%, at 7:30am. Despite still difficult negotiations with the parliamentary opposition, the President of the United States, Joe Biden, said on Wednesday that he was optimistic about the chances of reaching an agreement in Congress on raising the federal debt ceiling. During a brief public intervention at the White House, the leader believes that he is confident that an agreement on the budget will be reached and America will not default (on its debt).

Wall Street finished in the green on Wednesday. While the Nasdaq Composite added 1.3%, the Dow Jones Indices (DJIA) and S&P 500 gained 1.2% each. U.S. stocks have moved within a narrow range over the past seven weeks. Asian stock markets rose on Thursday. While the Hang Seng advanced 1.1% in Hong Kong, the Nikkei index gained 1.7% at the end of trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The Shanghai Composite gained 0.8%

When Joe Biden expressed confidence in reaching a debt ceiling deal, US Treasury bond yields rose sharply on Wednesday. Thomas Simons, economist for the United States at Jefferies, said Joe Biden and Kevin McCarthy “remain at loggerheads, but we are beginning to see enough commonalities in their respective opinions to be confident that an agreement will be announced in a fairly short period of time.” According to the economist, “given the warnings issued by the Treasury about the June 1 deadline and the time needed for the legislative process to be completed, we could count on announcing a plan as early as Sunday, when Joe Biden returns from his trip to Japan for the G7 meetings

This morning, the euro fell slightly against the dollar. The single currency lost 0.1% to $1.0834 at 7:30am. According to Saxo Bank, the recent gains in the dollar are likely due in large part to a decrease in short sellers' bets against the currency. For Saxo, short positions on the dollar reflected “the previous theory of a divergence in monetary policies.” For the bank, according to this theory, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of England had plenty of room to raise interest rates while the Federal Reserve (Fed) needed to pause its monetary tightening cycle before possibly lowering rates at the end of

Saxo Bank believes that “this scenario has reached its peak and simply cannot be prolonged in the short term, unless there is a sudden and serious emergency in the United States that would not affect global risk appetite & bsp;”.

This morning, crude oil futures are falling, amid abundant supply. Crude oil inventories increased by 5.04 million barrels in the United States last week, according to data from the US Department of Energy. According to ANZ, analysts continue to monitor supply in Canada, where production of nearly 2.7 million barrels per day of oil sands is threatened by fires. The July North Sea Brent contract lost 24 cents to $76.72 per barrel, while the June contract for light sweet crude (WTI) listed on Nymex lost 25 cents, to $72.58 per barrel, around 7:20 a.m