European stock markets could continue to rise in the face of a further fall in rates. The Eurostoxx 50 opens at 4,535.40 points (+0.32%), the CAC 40 at 7,574.67 points (+0.08%), the DAX 40 at 16,744.41 points (+0.56%), the FTSE 100 at 7,638.03 points (+0.31%), the SMI at 11,146.43 points (-0.08%), the AEX at 792.48 points (+0.42%), the BEL 20 at 3,742.59 points (+0.60%), the IBEX 35 at 10,106.70 points (+0.52%), the DJIA at 37,557.92 points (+0.68%), the Nasdaq at 15,003.22 points (+0.66%), the S&P 500 at 4,768.37 points (+0.59%), and the Nikkei 225 at 33.675,94 points (+1.37%

With respect to exchange rates, the change compared to the close indicates that in New York, the EUR/USD at 1.0965 (-0.15%), the EUR/JPY at 157.49 (-0.28%), and the USD/JPY at 143.66 (-0.13%).

Still buoyed by the hope of a sharp drop in major central bank rates in 2024, European equity markets could continue to rise this Wednesday. According to data from the broker IG, the DAX 40 contract grew by 15 points, or 0.1%, and the FTSE 100 contract rose by 28 points, or 0.4%. The CAC 40 futures contract gained 17 points, or 0.2%,

While Wall Street continued to benefit from the prospect of a Federal Reserve (Fed) rate cut and the economy softer landing next year, European stock markets closed very close to their year's highs ; on Tuesday. The Dow Jones Index (DJIA) has thus risen to a new all-time high. The DJIA closed up 0.7% to 37,557.92 points. The expanded S&P 500 index gained 0.6%, to 4,768.37 points, and is now less than 1% below its previous record. The Nasdaq Composite gained 0.7% to 15,003.22 points.

Asian markets posted mixed performances on Wednesday. On the other hand, the Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.5% after the status quo expected from the People's Bank of China (PBOC) on its rates. In Tokyo, the Nikkei index added 1.4%. The Hang Seng on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange gained 1% at the end of the trading session. The Chinese central bank said in a statement that it had maintained the one-year Loan Prime Rate (LPR) at 3.45 percent and the five-year Loan Prime Rate, the benchmark rate for mortgage loans, at

This morning, US Treasury bond yields continued to fall. Markets continue to bet on a Fed interest rate cut in 2024. The yield on the 10-year bond, the market's benchmark stock, is trading at its lowest levels since July, at 3.909% this morning. Most operators expect key rates to remain in January, according to CME's FedWatch tool. But the probability of a 25-basis-point rate cut at that date is now 10.3%, compared to 4% a week ago. At the same time, the probability of a fall in interest rates rose from around 40% to over 75% in March.

This morning, the euro fell against the dollar, but remained close to the $1.10 threshold. The single currency lost 0.2% to 1.0959 dollars at

This morning, after finishing the day at their highest levels since the beginning of the month, oil futures are doing little. Operators fear that attacks on vessels sailing in the Red Sea could disrupt or delay supply. Analysts' estimates suggest that crude stocks should have fallen by 2.5 million barrels, to 438.3 million barrels in total, while gasoline and distillate reserves should have increased by 700,000 barrels each. The February contract for mild crude oil (WTI) listed on Nymex fetched 13 cents, at $74.07 per barrel, at 7:15 a.m. The North Sea Brent crude oil at the same maturity gained 7 cents, at 79.30 dollars