Before inflation in the eurozone, European equity markets should open higher. The Eurostoxx 50 opens at 4,302.45 points (-0.30%), the CAC 40 at 7,168.40 points (-0.57%), the DAX 40 at 15,786.61 points (+0.24%), the FTSE 100 at 7,410.97 points (-1.01%), the SMI at 10,643.07 points (-0.61%), the AEX at 753.91 points (-0.01%) 1.17%), the BEL 20 at 3,506.41 points (-0.70%), the IBEX 35 at 9,667.40 points (+0.28%), the DJIA at 34.945.47 points (-0.13%), the Nasdaq at 14,113.67 points (+0.07%), the S&P 500 at 4,508.24 points (+0.085.2%), and the Nikkei 225 at 33,585.2% 20 points (+0.48%)

With respect to exchange rates, the change compared to the close indicates that in New York, the EUR/USD is at 1.0850 (-0.03%), the EUR/JPY at 163.45 (-0.08%), and the USD/JPY at 150.64 (-0.06%).

In addition, the financial rating agency S&P Global Ratings has raised its rating on the hygiene and laundry services specialist Elis from “BB+” to “BBB-”, with a stable outlook. For its part, S&P Global Ratings raised the long-term credit rating of seamless pipe manufacturer Vallourec from “BB-” to “BB” on Thursday

No economic indicator is due to be published in France on Friday.

This morning, European equity index futures are trending upward. Investors are increasingly convinced that interest rates have reached their maximum level. The DAX 40 contract gained 43.7 points, or 0.3%, and the FTSE 100 contract increased by 19 points, or 0.3%. The CAC 40 futures contract gained 17.7 points, or 0.3%, at around 7:20 a.m., according

Attention will focus on the speech by the President of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, at the European Banking Congress, and then on the harmonized inflation figures for the eurozone for October. The New York Stock Exchange ended close to balance on Thursday, after the release of indicators pointing to a slowdown in the US economy. On the macroeconomic front, industrial production fell by 0.6% in October in the United States, penalized by the strike at major car manufacturers, while unemployment registrations rose last week to their highest level in three months.

The main Asian markets moved in a mixed manner on Friday. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's Nikkei index closed up 0.5%. The Hang Seng Index fell 2.2% at the end of the session in Hong Kong and the Shanghai Composite lost 0.1%.

After another rate easing on Thursday due to signs of a slowdown in the economy, US Treasury yields rose slightly on Friday. According to Jim Reid, a macroeconomic strategist at Deutsche Bank, “this is now the seventh time in the last two years that we have seen markets start to believe in an accommodative [Fed] inflection, and the other six times, these expectations have completely reversed

Traders estimate the probability that the Fed will leave its policy rate unchanged at 97%, within a range of 5.25% to 5.50%, at the end of its next meeting on December 13 and the following meeting on January 31, according to CME's FedWatch tool.

Around 7:20 a.m., the 2-year stock rate rose 1 basis point, to 4.849%, and the 10-year US Treasury rate rose 2 basis points, to 4.457%.

Like the greenback, the euro was almost stable against the dollar this morning, but lost some ground against the yen. The Japanese currency is appreciating against most G10 currencies and other Asian currencies. Tina Teng, an analyst at CMC Markets, said in an email, pointing to the release of lackluster economic indicators in the United States on Thursday that demand for safe assets, including the yen,

After retreating overnight, oil futures are rising this morning. Goldman Sachs analysts mention that growth in demand for black gold is expected to remain steady and production by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is expected to be still low in 2024, after the recent sell-off in the market. For them, the resolution of production problems after the pandemic and the higher-than-expected supply of oil from some countries that are subject to sanctions are one-off factors and should not accelerate production growth

Around 7:20 a.m., the December contract for mild crude oil (WTI) listed on Nymex earned 9 cents, at $72.99 per barrel, and the January North Sea Brent contract fetched 6 cents, at $77.48 per barrel.