European markets could open up slightly while waiting for the major events of the week. The Eurostoxx 50 opened at 4,480.32 points (+0.71%), the CAC 40 at 7,413.25 points (+0.56%), the DAX 40 at 16,683.36 points (+0.77%), the FTSE 100 at 7,487.71 points (+0.71%), the FTSE 100 at 7,487.71 points (+0.71%), the SMI at 11,275.35 points (+1.12%), the AEX at 785.60 points (+0.77%), the FTSE 100 at 7,487.71 points (+0.71%), the SMI at 11,275.35 points (+1.12%), the AEX at 785.60 points (+0.77%), the FTSE 100 at 7,487.71 points (+0.71%), the SMI at 11,275.35 points +0.86%), the BEL 20 at 3,592.87 points (+1.02%), the IBEX 35 at 9,968.10 points (+1.11%), the DJIA at 38,001.81 points (+0.36%), the Nasdaq at 15,360.29 points (+1.02%), the S&P 500 at 4,850.43 points (+0.22%), and the Nikkei 225 at 36,536 points (+0.36%), the Nasdaq at 15,360.29 points (+0.32%), the S&P 500 at 4,850.43 points (+0.22%), and the Nikkei 225 at 36,536 points (+0.36%) 57 points (-0.08%)

As for exchange rates, the change from the close indicates that in New York, EUR/USD is 1.0906 (+0.19%), EUR/JPY at 161.32 (+0.19%), and USD/JPY at 161.32 (+0.07%), and USD/JPY at 147.93 (-0.12%).

As investors await the decision on the monetary policy decision of the European Central Bank (ECB) and the publication of several major economic indicators, including the Federal Reserve's (Fed) preferred inflation measure am& African, at the end of the week, European equity markets could open slightly higher on Tuesday. The DAX 40 contract took 12 points, or 0.1%, and the FTSE 100 contract increased by 10.6 points, or 0.1%. According to data from broker IG, the CAC 40 futures contract gained 9.2 points, or 0.1%,

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) left its policy rates unchanged on Tuesday and awaits stronger evidence of improved wage and price trends. The institution maintained its short-term interest rate at (-0.1%) and indicated that it would continue to consider the 1% threshold as a benchmark for the 10-year Japanese government bond (JGB) rate ceiling

In Asia, markets presented a mixed picture on Tuesday. At the end of the session, the Nikkei index lost 0.1% in Tokyo, while the Shanghai Composite rose by 0.6%. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index rose 3.3% after falling by 2.3% the day before.
The markets will focus on Tuesday on a series of corporate results in the United States, including those of the consumer goods manufacturer Procter & Gamble and those of the world number one in video streaming Netflix

The Dow Jones (DJIA) and S&P 500 indexes broke new records on Monday, after a good start to the earnings season and in a climate of confidence about the health of the American economy. The DJIA gained 0.4% to 38,001.81 points, while the expanded S&P 500 index gained 0.5% to 4,850.43 points. The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.3% to 15,360.29 points.

This morning, US Treasury bond yields are trending lower overall. Markets continue to postpone the estimated date of the Fed's first interest rate cut. The probability that the American central bank will leave its rates unchanged next week and in March is increasing, with expectations of a first rate cut being pushed back to May according to the CME Group FedWatch tool

This morning, the euro is making progress against the dollar. Currency analysts at Brown Brothers Harriman believe that monetary policy decisions by central banks, including those of the European Central Bank (ECB), could lead to marked fluctuations in the foreign exchange markets this week

Before the ECB's announcements on Thursday, but could be supported in the event of the status quo on rates, the euro is unlikely to change much, with the market speculating on an upcoming fall, according to Bas Kooijman, managing director and asset manager of DHF Capital.

This morning, oil futures settled after ending Monday at their highest levels in about a month. Prices could be supported by geopolitical tensions. The team of Saxo Markets Asia-Pacific strategists discusses Ukrainian drone attacks on oil installations on Russia's Baltic coast, as well as the escalation of tensions in the Red Sea, with the United States and the United Kingdom launching new strikes against Houthi targets.
While the contract of the same maturity on light sweet crude (WTI) listed on Nymex took 16 cents, at 74.92 dollars per barrel, the March contract on North Sea Brent gained 17 cents, to 80.23 dollars per barrel, at 80.23 dollars per barrel,