Before the German ZEW and inflation in the US, European stock markets are expected to open slightly higher. The Eurostoxx 50 opens at 4,540.19 points (+0.37%), the CAC 40 at 7,551.53 points (+0.33%), the DAX 40 at 16,794.43 points (+0.21%), the FTSE 100 at 7,544.89 points (-0.13%), the SMI at 11,130.36 points (+0.53%), the AEX at 786.45 points (+0.3%) 59%), the BEL 20 at 3,704.21 points (+0.26%), the IBEX 35 at 10,198.00 points (-0.25%), the DJIA at 36,404.93 points (+0.43%), the Nasdaq at 14,432.49 points (+0.20%), the S&P 500 at 4,622.44 points (+0.39%), and the Nikkei 225 at 32,843.70 points (+0.16%

With respect to exchange rates, the change compared to the close indicates that in New York, the EUR/USD is at 1.0772 (+0.05%), the EUR/JPY at 156.73 (-0.38%), and the USD/JPY at 145.50 (-0.45%).

Before the publication of the ZEW leading economic indicator for December in Germany and the consumer price index for November in the United States, European stock markets are expected to open slightly higher on Tuesday. According to data from the broker IG, the CAC 40 futures contract gained 9.2 points, or 0.1%, around 7:30am. The contract on the DAX 40 rose by 20 points, or 0.1%, and that on the FTSE 100 increased by 8.4

Economists expect global inflation in the United States to slow down to 3.1% year on year in November from 3.2% in October, and base inflation to steady at 4% year on year.

According to market strategists, the data, if it is in line with expectations, will not be enough to radically change the message of the Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Jerome Powell after the monetary policy committee meeting wednesday.

Wall Street reached new highs in a year on Monday. The Dow Jones Index (DJIA) gained 0.4%, to 36,404.93 points, and approached its highest level in two years. The expanded S&P 500 index gained 0.4%, to 4,622.44 points. The Nasdaq Composite, rich in technology stocks, closed up 0.2%, at 14,432.49 points.
Asian stock markets are going green on Tuesday. In Tokyo, the Nikkei Index gained 0.2%, the Hang Seng Index on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange advanced by 1.2% at the end of the session, and the Shanghai

After two debt auctions for which demand was poor, US Treasury bond yields changed little yesterday. The US Treasury bond market absorbed two auctions yesterday. This was an auction of 10-year treasury bills worth $37 billion, with poor results, and one of three-year bonds, worth $50 billion, for which there was little demand

The euro is gaining some ground this morning against the dollar before the release of inflation figures in the United States and the meeting of the Fed's monetary policy committee. Maybank analysts said in a report that the dollar should continue to consolidate until the end of the US central bank meeting, unless inflation data came out well above expectations. For the latter, the positions of market players suggest that the Fed should counter peers on an upcoming rate cut and that the tendency to sell the dollar when it rises could persist after the central bank meeting, analysts add

Crude oil futures rose slightly this morning. For Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), North Sea Brent could find support in the $70 per barrel zone, with risks pointing to the upside. According to the financial institution, crude prices could rise if OPEC+, a group bringing together the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and ten allied countries led by Russia, meet their commitments to reduce supply and if the growth in demand for black gold exceeds expectations

The January contract on mild crude oil (WTI) traded on Nymex was priced at 58 cents at $71.90 per barrel, and the February contract on Brent was up 56 cents at $76.59 per barrel at about 7:20 a.m.