Les marchés européens devraient ouvrir dans le vert en waiting for inflation in the United States. The EuroStoxx 50 at 4,930.42 points (-0.62%), the CAC 40 at 8,019.73 points (-0.10%), the DAX 40 at 17,746.27 points (-0.10%), the DAX 40 at 17,746.27 points (-0.38%), the FTSE 100 at 7,669.23 points (+0.12%), the SMI at 11,6852%, the SMI at 11,685,12%), the SMI at 11,68527 points (-0.10%) ,19 points (+0.33%), the AEX at 852.32 points (-1.12%), the BEL 20 at 3,741.71 points (+0.21%), the IBEX 35 at 10,325.70 points (+0.19%), the DJIA at 38,769.66 points (+0.12%), the Nasdaq at 16,019.27 points (-0.41%), the S&P 500 at 5,117.94 points (-0.11%), and the Nikkei 225 at 38,797.51 points (-0.06%)

As for exchange rates, the change from the close indicates that in New York, the EUR/USD is at 1.0939 (+0.11%), the EUR/JPY at 161.43 (+0.11%), the EUR/JPY at 161.43 (+0.54%), and the USD/JPY at 147.58 (+0.43%).

The automotive supplier Forvia has finalized a partial refinancing operation of its bond debt, while the cable manufacturer Nexans has completed a bond issue in the amount of 350 million euros. Mersen publishes its results for the 2023 financial year on Tuesday

Before the release of the February consumer price index in the United States, which could provide clues about the Federal Reserve's (Fed) rate cut schedule, European equity markets are expected to open higher on Tuesday. At 7:45am, the FTSE 100 contract advanced by 59 points, or 0.8%. The CAC 40 futures contract gained 52 points, or 0.6%, according to data from broker IG, while the DAX 40 futures contract gained 124 points

Economists estimate that the inflation rate should have stabilized at 3.1% year on year in February. Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, is expected at 3.7% year on year in February, up from 3.9% in January. Wall Street ended in scattered order on Monday. The Dow Jones Index (DJIA) gained 0.1%, the expanded S&P 500 index lost 0.1% and the Nasdaq Composite, rich in technology stocks, lost 0.4%.

Asian markets also presented a mixed picture on Tuesday. In Tokyo, the Nikkei index fell by 0.1%, while Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said that the Japanese economy had not yet fully overcome deflation. The Hang Seng rose 2.6% at the end of trading in Hong Kong, supported by the decrease in deflation fears in China. The Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.5%

This morning, US Treasury bond yields are moving in scattered order. According to Bank of America analysts, the rise in sovereign bond yields in January and February is causing a slowdown in capital inflows into the short-term credit market

While investors await inflation figures in the United States, the euro rose against the dollar on Tuesday. Maybank analysts believe that higher-than-expected numbers could provide a bit of support for the greenback. For the latter, if the data is weaker than expected, the magnitude of the dollar's fall could be limited, given the currency's downward trend of late and current market expectations of Fed rate cuts

This morning, oil futures are on the rise, as operators assess demand and the willingness of members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and their allies in OPEC+ to respect production cuts in advance views. According to Michael Lynch, of Strategic Energy & Economic Research, “the market should have corrected a long time ago, so we could see some profit-taking.”

According to analysts at Sevens Report Research, among the main factors that will influence oil this week are American consumer demand in the Energy Department's weekly report and Fed policy expectations.

Around 7:35 a.m., the April contract on soft light crude (WTI) listed on Nymex took 28 cents, at 78.21 dollars per barrel. The one in May on the May contract on North Sea Brent gained 33 cents, to 82.54 dollars