La semaine marquée par les réunions des grandes banques centrales devrait être débuté en hausse par les marchés. L' Eurostoxx 50 opens at 4,289.79 points (-0.18) %), the CAC 40 at 7,213.14 points (-0.12%), the DAX 40 at 15,949.84 points (-0.25%), the FTSE 100 at 7,562.36 points (-0.49%), the SMI at 11,254.42 points (-0.48%), the AEX at 759.32 points (-0.21%), the BEL 20 at 3,639.40 points (-0,05%)), the IBEX 35 at 9,309.70 points (-0.31%), the DJIA at 33,876.78 points (+0.13%), the Nasdaq at 13,259.14 points (+0.16%), the S&P 500 at 4,298.86 points (+0.11%), the Nikkei 225 at 32,411.33 points (

In terms of exchange rates, the change from the close indicates that in New York, EUR/USD at 1.0741 (-0.08%), EUR/JPY at 149.76 (-0.05%), and USD/JPY at 139.44 (+0.04%).

On the evening of last Friday, the European Commission announced that it had authorized Vivendi's acquisition of the media and distribution group Lagardère. It paves the way for the creation of a new publishing and media heavyweight including Canal+, Paris Match, JDD and Europe 1, in particular. The validation of this acquisition is subject to the fulfilment of the two commitments proposed by Vivendi. This involves the sale of 100% of the capital of Editis, for which the group has already concluded a purchase agreement with International Media Invest, and the sale of Gala magazine. In a press release Vivendi indicated that the latter is the subject of numerous expressions of interest.

In the wake of Wall Street gains on Friday, European stock markets are expected to open higher on Monday. Investors are preparing for a busy week with monetary policy announcements from the US Federal Reserve (Fed), the European Central Bank (ECB), and the Bank of Japan (BOJ) expected Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, respectively. According to data from the IG broker, the DAX 40 contract gained 65 points, or 0.4%, and the FTSE 100 contract increased by 32 points, or 0.4% as well. The CAC40 contract won 30 points, or 0.4%,

Wall Street finished higher on Friday. Investors tried to work through their concerns ahead of the Fed's monetary policy meeting. While the Nasdaq Composite, rich in technology stocks, rose by 0.2%, the broader S&P 500 index and Dow Jones (DJIA) gained 0.1% each. Investors will watch inflation figures in the United States in May on Tuesday, which could prove decisive for the Fed's decision, pending decisions by central banks. Economists expect a further slowdown in inflation, to 4% over one year in May compared with 4.9% in

CME's FedWatch tool indicates that markets estimate that the Fed is 73.6% likely to leave interest rates unchanged in a range of 5% to 5.25% at the end of its June 14 meeting. Central Bank President Christine Lagarde recently said that monetary policy still needs to be tightened. Inflation in the eurozone remained too high, but more gradually than during the past year. Asian markets are hesitant on Monday. At the end of the session, the Nikkei index increased by 0.4% in Tokyo. The Shanghai Composite Index was close to balance, and the Hang Seng on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange was down 0.1%

As markets cut their bets on lowering interest rates by the (Fed) this year, US Treasury bond yields were mostly higher on Monday. According to most investors, the Fed will leave the federal funds rate unchanged this week before raising it by 25 basis points in July. For some strategists, a rise of 25 basis points on Wednesday is still possible

For its part, TD Securities believes that “[this week]'s decision should have little impact, but we continue to believe that the Fed will raise rates by 25 basis points in June, to a range of 5.25% to 5.5%.”

In a climate of caution in the run-up to major central banks' monetary policy meetings, oil futures fell on Monday. According to Oanda, this week is expected to be an important one for oil, as central bank decisions should determine the short-term outlook for the global economy. The August contract on Brent lost 90 cents at $73.89 per barrel and the July contract on soft crude (WTI) traded on Nymex lost 83 cents, at $69.34 per barrel, around 7:20 a.m