In a tense climate, European stock markets should continue to fall while waiting for Powell. The Eurostoxx 50 opens at 4,105.86 points (-1.12%), the CAC 40 at 6,965.99 points (-0.91%), the DAX 40 at 15,094.91 points (-1.03%), the FTSE 100 at 7,588.00 points (-1.14%), the SMI at 10,675.44 points (-1.28%), the AEX at 729.57 points (-0,28%) ,98%), the BEL 20 at 3,462.93 points (-1.56%), the IBEX 35 at 9,212.70 points (-0.92%), the DJIA at 33.665.08 points (-0.98%), the Nasdaq at 13,314,30 points (-1,62%), the S&P 500 at 4,314,60 points (-1.1,34%), and the Nikkei 225 at 31.497,34% 81 points (-1.70%).

With respect to exchange rates, the change from the close indicates that in New York, EUR/USD is at 1.0533 (-0.06%), EUR/JPY at 157.78 (-0.14%), and USD/JPY at 149.81 (-0.08%).

For the first nine months of 2023, Sartorius Stedim Biotech and Verallia want to reveal their results today, while the quarterly sales of Pernod Ricard, L'Oréal, Renault, Edenred, EssilorLuxottica, Vivendi, FDJ, Getlink Covivio and Bolloro They will be published this same Thursday. For its part, after seeing its gross rents increase over the first nine months of the year, Gecina confirmed yesterday evening its target of net recurring income (NRN) per share for 2023. Investors are waiting for macroeconomic figures on the business climate in October

At the opening, European equity markets are expected to fall today, in the wake of the Wall Street downturn on Wednesday evening caused by a further rise in oil prices and bond market rates. Investors are also watching the escalating conflict between Israel and Hamas, which is threatening to disrupt the global energy market

Around 7:30am, the CAC 40 futures contract lost 40 points, or 0.6%, and the FTSE 100 futures contract lost 25 points, or 0.3%. The DAX 40 contract lost 80 points, or 0.5%, according to data from

The Fed's Beige Book, released Wednesday evening, showed that the U.S. economy had experienced “stable” to “slightly weaker” growth since mid-September. This trend has helped ease labor market tensions and limit inflation. According to the central bank in this report on the US economy compiled for its next monetary policy meeting scheduled in two weeks, prices have continued to rise at a “modest pace” in recent weeks. According to the Beige Book, “the easing of tensions on the labor market has continued across the country. Most districts reported a slight to moderate increase in total employment, and businesses are less eager to hire.”

Wall Street closed sharply on Wednesday. The Dow Jones Index (DJIA) lost 1%, the expanded S&P 500 lost 1.3%, and the Nasdaq Composite gave up 1.6%. In Asia, markets fell sharply on Thursday. Investors are concerned about escalating tensions in the Middle East and their potential economic repercussions. The Shanghai Composite index fell 1.2% and the Hang Seng dropped 1.9% in Hong Kong. While the Nikkei index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange lost 1.7% at the end of the session

This morning, U.S. Treasury bond yields continued to rise to new highs for at least 16 years, as investors remain focused on the resilience of the U.S. economy. Matthew Ryan, head of market strategy at Ebury, says that “news about the American economy continues to surprise.” But, he believes, “most economists, and even the Federal Reserve, had warned that a slowdown in household spending, or even a recession, was likely by the end of the year.” The ten-year Treasury bill rate rose 6.5 basis points, to 4.967%, at 7.30 a.m

This morning, the euro is trading against the dollar. CBA indicates that the attention of foreign exchange market operators should turn today to the speech of Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. The bank believes that a reaffirmation of the message that rates are expected to remain “high for an extended period of time” could allow U.S. Treasury bond yields to remain at or above their current levels and support the dollar

After finishing Wednesday at their highest level in over two weeks, oil futures are retreating this morning. But rising tensions in the Middle East are likely to continue to support oil prices. According to Citi, operators fear that the conflict between Hamas and Israel could spread to the entire region. She believes that oil prices are fluctuating sharply and remain sustained “well above” $80 per barrel, although they have moved away from the highs of 2023. Around 7:20 a.m., the November contract for sweet light crude (WTI) listed on Nymex lost 12 cents to $88.20 per barrel and the December contract for North Sea Brent lost 37 cents to 91.13 dollars