European stock markets could fall before PCE inflation in the United States and a long Christmas weekend. The Eurostoxx 50 opens at 4,524.86 points (-0.20%), the CAC 40 at 7,571.40 points (-0.16%), the DAX 40 at 16,687.42 points (-0.27%), the FTSE 100 at 7,694.73 points (-0.27%), the SMI at 11,132.60 points (-0.11%), the AEX at 789.88 points (-0.48%)), the BEL 20 at 3,619.66 points (-0.91%), the IBEX 35 at 10,104.30 points (+0.03%), the DJIA at 37,404.35 points (+0.87%), the Nasdaq at 14,963.87 points (+1.26%), the S&P 500 at 4,746.75 points (+1.03%), and the Nikkei 225 at 33.169.05 points (+0.09%)

With regard to exchange rates, the change compared to the close indicates that in New York, the EUR/USD at 1.0998 (-0.12%), the EUR/JPY at 156.62 (+0.09%), the USD/JPY at 142.47 (+0.24%).

The Pernod Ricard spirits group has signed an agreement to sell the Becherovka brand and associated assets, including the production site in the Czech Republic, to the Polish Maspex group. The real estate developer Nexity announced on Thursday evening that it had entered into exclusive negotiations to sell 100% of its retail services business to Bridgepoint, a British management company, based on an enterprise value of 440 million euros. The energy company TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with the Thai national oil and gas company (PTTEP) to sell 25.5% of the Seagreen offshore wind farm in Scotland for an amount of 522 million pounds sterling (around 600 million euros

Ahead of the release of the PCE index, the US Federal Reserve's (Fed) preferred inflation measure, and an extended Christmas weekend, European equity markets could open slightly lower this Friday. The DAX 40 contract fell by 15 points, or 0.1%, and the FTSE 100 contract dropped 14 points, or 0.2%. According to data from the broker IG, the CAC 40 futures contract lost 6.2 points, or 0.1%, around

Forecasters expect inflation in the United States to have further decelerated in November, while consumers are expected to spend more than in the previous month. For economists, the core PCE index is expected to have risen by 0.1% in November compared to October and by 3.3% year-on-year. In addition to the PCE index, investors will follow the second estimate of the United Kingdom's gross domestic product (GDP) in the third quarter and the University of Michigan Household Confidence Index for December on Friday. European markets will be closed on Monday and Tuesday for Christmas.

Wall Street resumed its ascent on Thursday the day after its worst session in nearly three months, driven in particular by good results from chip maker Micron. The Dow Jones Index (DJIA) closed up 0.8%, the expanded S&P 500 gained 1.1% and the tech-rich Nasdaq

Asian markets present a mixed picture today. The Hang Seng on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange dropped 1.6% at the end of the session and the Shanghai Composite lost 0.4%. Both indexes are weighed down by Chinese tech stocks exposed to online gaming, with Beijing announcing new restrictions on the sector. Tencent shares fell by 14.7% in Hong Kong. In Tokyo, the Nikkei index gained 0.1%

After the downward revision of the United States gross domestic product (GDP) in the third quarter, the yields of the two-year US Treasury bond, which are sensitive to changes in the monetary policy of the Fed Reserve ; Dérale (Fed), fell further on Thursday, falling to its lowest level since the beginning

This morning, the euro fell slightly against the greenback. However, it remains around the $1.10 threshold. The single currency lost 0.1% to 1,0999 dollars,

After dropping the day before in response to Angola's decision to withdraw from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), oil futures are picking up again today. Oil prices are gaining ground, as are maritime transport disruptions caused by attacks on vessels in the Red Sea by the Houthis, a group originally from Yemen and supported by Iran

Around 7:20 a.m., the February contract for mild crude oil (WTI) listed on Nymex fetched 45 cents, at $74.34 per barrel. The North Sea Brent oil contract of the same maturity earned 48 cents, at $79.87 per barrel