European stock markets are expected to fall in the face of uncertainty about rates. The Eurostoxx 50 opened at 4,467.17 points (-0.41%), the CAC 40 at 7,426.62 points (-0.32%), the DAX 40 at 16,688.36 points (-0.17%), the FTSE 100 at 7,683.96 points (-0.41%), the FTSE 100 at 7,683.96 points (-0.41%), the SMI at 11,248.65 points (+0.16%), the AEX at 777.58 points (-0.17%), the FTSE 100 at 7,683.96 points (-0.41%), the FTSE 100 at 7,683.96 points (-0.41%), the SMI at 11,248.65 points (+0.32%), the AEX at 777.58 points (-0.19%), the BEL 20 at 3,721.87 points (-0.39%), the IBEX 35 at 10,060.30 points (-1.46%), the DJIA at 37,525.16 points (-0.42%), the Nasdaq at 14,857.71 points (-0.39%), the Nasdaq at 14,857.71 points (+0.39%), the IBEX 35 at 10,060.30 points (-1.46%), the DJIA at 37,525.16 points (-0.42%), the Nasdaq at 14,857.71 points (-0.39%), the Nasdaq at 14,857.71 points (+0.09%), the S&P 500 at 4,756.50 points (-0.15%), and the Nikkei 225 at 34.441,72 points (+2.01%

As for exchange rates, the change from the close indicates that in New York, the EUR/USD is at 1.0933 (0.00%), the EUR/JPY at 158.22 (+0.17%), and the USD/JPY at 144.73 (+0.17%), and the USD/JPY at 144.73 (+0.17%).

Today, investors are waiting for industrial production figures in November, as well as the formation of the government of the new Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal.

On the corporate side, according to a statement to the Financial Markets Authority (AMF), the British asset management company Parvus Asset Management has increased the threshold of 10% of Accor's capital and holds 10.5% of the hotel company's shares. Pluxee, Sodexo's meal vouchers and gift vouchers business, which is due to be split

The manufacturer of cryogenic membranes for the transport of liquefied natural gas Gaztransport and Technigaz (GTT) has won two orders to design the tanks of two new LNG carriers, which will be built on behalf of a Japanese shipowner. Yesterday evening, the renewable energy producer Voltalia indicated that it had exceeded its capacity objective in operation or under construction at the end of 2023

In Europe, equity markets could open lower today. Investors are reevaluating the chances of a fall in US Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rates in the short term while waiting for new US inflation data and the start of the corporate earnings season at the end of the week. According to data from the broker IG, the DAX 40 contract lost 43 points, or 0.3%, and the FTSE 100 contract gave up 21 points, or 0.3%. The CAC 40 futures contract lost 15 points, or 0.2%, around 7:30.

Investors are waiting for the release of the December consumer price index in the United States on Thursday, while trying to determine when the Fed could start cutting interest rates. Wall Street ended mostly in the red on Tuesday. The Dow Jones Index (DJIA) lost 0.4% and the expanded S&P 500 index lost 0.2%. On the other hand, the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.1%. The index rich in technological stocks was supported by Nvidia (+1.7%), which beat its record the day before.
The World Bank expects the global economy to grow by 2.4% in 2024, compared to 2.6% in 2023. In its latest report on the global economic outlook, it said that this pace of growth would be nearly three-quarters of a percentage point lower than the average for the period 2010-2019

The main Asian markets are trading in scattered order on Wednesday. The Nikkei index gained 2% in Tokyo. However, the Shanghai Composite lost 0.4% at the end of the session and, in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng fell by 0.8%.

This morning, US Treasury bond yields are not changing much. Operators await the next data on inflation in the United States, to be published on Thursday. Pramod Atluri, fixed income portfolio manager at Capital Group said that “given the fall in inflation and the fact that the Federal Reserve has signalled the end of its historic monetary tightening cycle, bond market investors are beginning to see more clearly. Even after a marked increase at the end of 2023, returns seem more attractive than they have been in ten years.”

This morning, the euro is trading very little against the dollar. Maybank analysts indicated in a currency research and strategy report that risk appetite is decreasing. They point out that the World Bank forecasts a slowdown in global economic growth to 2.4% in 2024. For them, financial markets could continue to move indecisively at least until Thursday, when data on consumer prices in the United States are published.

This morning, due to ongoing tensions in the Middle East and shipping disruptions in the Red Sea, oil futures are up. While the February contract for light sweet crude (WTI) listed on Nymex rose by 35 cents to 72.59 dollars per barrel, the March contract on North Sea Brent gained 31 cents to 77.90 dollars per barrel at 77.90 dollars per barrel at