Before the Fed minutes and the Nvidia results, the European stock markets should hesitate. The Eurostoxx 50 opened at 4,760.28 points (-0.06%), the CAC 40 at 7,795.22 points (+0.34%), the DAX 40 at 17,068.43 points (-0.14%), the FTSE 100 at 7,719.21 points (-0.06%), the CAC 40 at 7,719.21 points (-0.12%), the SMI at 11,456.96 points (+0.51%), the AEX at 848.28 points (-0.14%), the FTSE 100 at 7,719.21 points (-0.06%), the SMI at 11,456.96 points (+0.51%), the AEX at 848.28 points points (-0.88%), the BEL 20 at 3,668.88 points (-0.44%), the IBEX 35 at 10,038.20 points (+0.94%), the DJIA at 38,563.80 points (-0.17%), the Nasdaq at 15,630.88 points (-0.44%), the Nasdaq at 15,630.78 points (-0.44%), the IBEX 35 at 10,038.20 points (-0.94%), and the Nikkei 225 at 4,975.51 points (-0.60%), and the Nikkei 225 at 38.262,16 points (-0.26%)

As for exchange rates, the change from the close indicates that in New York, the EUR/USD is at 1.0818 (+0.08%), the EUR/JPY at 162.21 (+0.05%), and the USD/JPY at 149.96 (-0.03%), the EUR/JPY at 162.21 (+0.05%), and the USD/JPY at 149.96 (-0.03%).

Carrefour announced the launch of a 700 million euros share repurchase program this year, after having repurchased 800 million euros in shares in 2023.Yesterday evening, the group published a turnover slightly lower than expectations in the fourth quarter, due in particular to a drop in sales in France, but said he was confident for 2024 given the slowdown in inflation. While the distributor's net profit jumped by 23% to 1.66 billion euros in 2023, significantly exceeding analysts' expectations, the board of directors will propose the payment of a dividend of 0.87 euros per share for the past financial year, compared to 0.56 euros for 2022.
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Before the publication of the minutes of the last meeting of the American Federal Reserve (Fed) and several corporate results, including those of the graphics card specialist Nvidia, European equity markets could open around the&rsquoo ; balance on Wednesday.

According to data from broker IG, the CAC 40 futures contract garnered 3.3 points, or 0.04%, around 7:30am. For the fourth consecutive session, the CAC 40 set a new closing record on Tuesday, at 7,795.22

The FTSE 100 fell 6.2 points, or 0.1%, according to IG, while the DAX 40 contract gained 8.4 points, or 0.05%.

The minutes of the last Fed meeting, which ended on 31 January, should shed new light on what the president of the central bank, Jerome Powell, said at the time. He had sought to push back on market expectations of a first rate cut as early as March

The results of the graphics card manufacturer Nvidia will be closely monitored after the close of the American markets. The stock fell by 4.4% on Tuesday, posting its biggest fall since October and weighing on American indexes. The third largest American market capitalization, after Apple and Microsoft, is expected to report a turnover of nearly 59 billion dollars for the fiscal year ending at the end of January.

The main Asian indexes are trading in scattered order on Wednesday. The Nikkei index lost 0.3% in Tokyo, while the Hang Seng of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange rose 1.9% at the end of trading. At the same time, the Shanghai Composite Index gained 1.5%

As investors wait for the minutes of the latest Fed meeting, US Treasury yields are falling this morning. The 10-year Treasury note rate, the market benchmark, stood at 4.277% at 7:30am, against 4.280% on Tuesday evening. The two-year bond rate, which is particularly sensitive to changes in monetary policy, fell to 4.593%, against 4.619% on Tuesday evening.

Before the minutes of the last meeting of the Fed's monetary policy committee are published, scheduled for 20:00 (Paris time), the euro rose slightly this morning against the dollar. Maybank analysts said in a foreign exchange market research and strategy note that this report shows that the Fed has recognized the fall in inflation, but that its members want inflation closer to the 2% target before normalizing monetary policy. For the latter, opinions on the timing of the proposed rate cut may be divided, as suggested by Fed Chair Jerome Powell, but rates should still be cut later this year

This morning, oil futures are on the rise, while tensions in the Middle East are still likely to disrupt the region's crude supply. According to Ricardo Evangelista, an analyst at ActivTrades, “as concerns about demand are gradually fading and geopolitical tensions persist, a further rise in oil prices could occur.” The April contract for North Sea Brent gained 13 cents, at 82.47 dollars per barrel, at around 7:20am, and the contract for light sweet crude (WTI) listed on the Nymex rose 10 cents, to 77.14 dollars per