A l' ouverture , European equity markets should hesitate while waiting for new catalysts. The EuroStoxx 50 opens at 5,044.19 points (+0.26%), the CAC 40 at 8,151.60 points (0.00%), the DAX 40 at 18,261.31 points (+0.30%), the FTSE 100 at 7,917.57 points (-0.17%), the SMI at 11,617 points (-0.17%), the SMI at 11,617 points (0.00%), the DAX 40 at 18,261.31 points (+0.30%) 37.05 points (-0.13%), the AEX at 877.15 points (+0.09%), the BEL 20 at 3,811.50 points (+0.20%), the IBEX 35 at 10,952.20 points (+0.08%), the DJIA at 39,513.64 points (-0.41%), the Nasdaq & agrave; 16,384.47 points (-0.27%), the S&P 500 at 5,218.19 points (-0.31%), and the Nikkei 225 at 40,398.03 points (-0.04%)

As for exchange rates, the change from the close indicates that in New York, the EUR/USD is at 1.0848 (+0.08%), the EUR/JPY at 164.17 (+0.06%), and the USD/JPY at 151.35 (-0.05%), the EUR/JPY at 164.17 (+0.06%), and the USD/JPY at 151.35 (-0.05%).

Moody's rating agency raised its outlook on TotalEnergies' credit rating from “stable” to “positive” from “stable” to “positive.” The decision takes into account the improvement of the group's manufacturing portfolio, including progress in its strategy to increase revenues from liquefied natural gas and electricity, Moody's said. The “A1” issuer rating was maintained for

While Wall Street finished in the red on Monday, European equity markets could open near balance on Tuesday. Investors catching their breath after taking the indices to record levels. The DAX 40 futures contract was up 7.6 points, or 0.04%, and the FTSE 100 contract lost 22.7 points, or 0.3%. Data from the broker IG mentions that around 7:30am, the CAC 40 futures contract gained 3.9

Last week, the Fed left its policy rates unchanged, but said it was still likely to make three rate cuts this year. During a speech to students at Harvard, Lisa Cook noted that inflation had slowed and that the labor market was “normalizing.” A normal job market is one where supply and demand are balanced and wages are rising more slowly than they have recently

Wall Street ended lower on Monday, held back by the tech compartment after a series of bad news in the sector. The Dow Jones Index (DJIA) dropped 0.4%, the expanded S&P 500 lost 0.3% and the Nasdaq Composite, rich in technology stocks, lost 0.3%. Technological stocks have been penalized by the opening of a new investigation by the European Commission against several digital giants for anti-competitive practices, as well as by press reports alleging a restriction on imports of American microprocessors

Asian equity markets are trading in scattered order on Tuesday. In Tokyo, the Nikkei index ended near breakeven. The Hang Seng gained 0.9% at the end of the session in Hong Kong, and the Shanghai Composite Index was almost unchanged

While Federal Reserve members stick to the message that the central bank is not ready to cut interest rates yet, U.S. Treasury bond yields are moving in scattered order this morning. Around 7:30am, the 10-year bond rate fell to 4.245% and that of the two-year bond, which is more sensitive to changes in monetary policy, increased to 4.601%. Fed governor Lisa Cook said on Monday that “a cautious approach to further policy adjustments” was needed to bring inflation down to 2% while maintaining jobs

The euro rose against the dollar on Tuesday. Markets remain confident that the Fed and other major central banks will start cutting interest rates in the coming months. The CME Group's FedWatch tool mentions that the probability of a first Fed rate cut in June is 64.4%, up from 55.6% a week ago.

This morning, oil futures were not changing much as investors watched the escalation of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and the war between Russia and Ukraine. The production cuts implemented by Russia in order to meet the quotas of OPEC+, a group comprising the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and ten allied countries, as well as the drop in the number of drilling platforms operated in the United States, raise concerns about possible tensions on the supply of crude. According to ING strategists at ING, the continuation of drone attacks by Ukraine against Russian oil refineries is maintaining the oil market's risk premium at a

The May contract on soft light crude (WTI) traded on Nymex fell by 3 cents to $81.92 per barrel, while the contract for the same maturity on North Sea Brent dropped 3 cents to $86.72 per barrel.