European stock markets are expected to open lower pending a speech by Christine Lagarde. The Eurostoxx 50 opens at 4,372.10 points (+0.25%), the CAC 40 at 7,292.80 points (+0.20%), the DAX 40 at 16,029.49 points (+0.22%), the FTSE 100 at 7,488.20 points (+0.06%), the SMI at 10,879.52 points (+0.26%), the AEX at 765.66 points (+0.06%), the AEX at 765.66 points (+0.06%) 0.44%), the BEL 20 at 3,577.65 points (+0.21%), the IBEX 35 at 9,939.00 points (+0.34%), the DJIA at 35,390.15 points (+0.33%), the Nasdaq at 14,250.85 points (-0.11%), the S&P 500 at 4,559.34 points (+0.06%), and the Nikkei 225 at 33.447.84 67 points (-0.53%

With respect to exchange rates, the change compared to the close indicates that in New York, the EUR/USD is at 1.0948 (0.00%), the EUR/JPY at 163.20 (-0.25%), and the USD/JPY at 149.08 (-0.25%).

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At the start of a session that will be marked by the quarterly hearing of the President of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, before the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament, the European stock markets ens are expected to open lower this Monday. According to data from the broker IG, the CAC 40 futures contract lost 19 points, or 0.3%, around 7:30am. The FTSE 100 contract dropped 27 points, or 0.4%, and the DAX 40 contract lost 46 points, or 0.3%

Wall Street finished without much direction on Friday after a faint and short session due to the extended Thanksgiving weekend, but recorded its fourth straight week of growth. The Dow Jones Index (DJIA) closed up 0.3% on Friday, the expanded S&P 500 finished near balance, and the tech-rich Nasdaq fell 0.1%. The DJIA gained 1.3%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq gained 1% for the whole week, excluding Thursday's session.

The Chinese authorities have put in place a new series of measures aimed at injecting more funds to help the struggling private sector.

In Asia, the markets lost ground on Monday. The Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.5% at the end of the session and the Hang Seng on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange fell by 0.4%. In Tokyo, the Nikkei index dropped 0.5%

This morning, US Treasury bond yields are rising. While the European economy continues to struggle after the European Central Bank's rate hikes to fight inflation, analysts point out that the US economy seems to be holding up despite monetary tightening by the Federal Reserve over the past 18 months. Investors will focus this week on the PCE index, the Fed's favorite inflation indicator for October in the United States

This morning, the euro rose slightly against the dollar. Over the next two years, UniCredit Research expects “moderate dollar weakness” as the outperformance of US growth declines and interest rate cuts narrow the rate differential between the US and other G10 countries, according to Elia Lattuga, deputy director for strategic analysis. UniCredit estimates that the euro/dollar pair will reach 1.13 by the end of 2024, compared to 1.0953 at 7:30am on Monday. For UniCredit, the euro/dollar pair will approach its fair value, estimated at 1.15, by the end of 2025

A few days before the next meeting of OPEC+, a group bringing together the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and ten allied countries led by Russia, and the opening of COP28 in Dubai, oil futures are falling on Monday. ING commodity strategists have indicated that the market believes Saudi Arabia will extend the voluntary reduction in oil production by 1 million barrels per day until 2024. For these strategists, there is also a growing possibility that OPEC+ could further reduce production, which would provide market support as we approach 2024. The January contract for mild crude oil (WTI) listed on Nymex sold 58 cents to $74.96 per barrel, while the North Sea Brent crude oil contract at the same maturity lost 57 cents, to $80.01 per barrel, around 7:20 a.m