Les marchés européens pourraient ouvrir en hausse, un eye on the results and the other on the central banks. The EuroStoxx 50 opens at 4,914.13 points (-0.06%), the CAC 40 at 7,981.51 points (+0.62%), the DAX 40 at 17,770.02 points (+0.62%), the DAX 40 at 17,770.02 points (+0.02%), the FTSE 100 at 7,847.99 points (+0.35%), the SMI at 11,231.83 points (+0.31%), the AEX at 865.35 points (-1.07%), the BEL 20 at 3,794.57 points (-0.06%), the IBEX 35 at 10,633.90 points (+1.02%), the DJIA at 37,753.31 points (-0.06%), the IBEX 35 at 10,633.90 points (+1.02%), the DJIA at 37,753.31 points (-0.06%), the Nasdaq & Agrave; 15,683.37 points (-1.15%), the S&P 500 at 5,022.21 points (-0.58%), the Nikkei 225 at 38,025.91 points (-1.15%), the S&P 500 at 5,022.21 points (-0.58%), the Nikkei 225 at 38,025.91 points (+0.17%

As for exchange rates, the change from the close indicates that in New York, the EUR/USD is at 1.0678 (+0.04%), the EUR/JPY at 164.75 (-0.01%), and the USD/JPY at 154.30 (-0.06%), the EUR/JPY at 164.75 (-0.01%), and the USD/JPY at 154.30 (-0.06%).

As investors react to the latest corporate results published in Europe and the United States, while watching what central bankers say, European equity markets could open slightly higher on Thursday. At 7:25am, the CAC 40 futures contract won 11 points, or 0.1%, according to data from broker IG. The one on the DAX 40 gained 35 points, or 0.2%, and the contract on the FTSE 100 was up 22 points

It would take several more months of encouraging data to convince her that inflation is on a sustainable path towards the 2% target and that the American Central Bank should not change its interest rates until then, according to the President of the Reserve. Federal (Fed) Cleveland, Loretta

Wall Street finished in the red on Wednesday. The S&P 500 index recorded a fourth consecutive session of decline under the weight of the fall in technology stocks. The Dow Jones Index (DJIA) ended down 0.1%, penalized by the plunge in Travelers shares after the insurer's disappointing quarterly results. The expanded S&P 500 index fell by 0.6% and the Nasdaq Composite, rich in technology stocks, dropped 1.2%.
After the disappointing results of the European manufacturer of equipment for the semiconductor industry ASML, the technology sector in particular suffered from the decline of semiconductor specialists AMD (-5.7%), Intel (-1.6%) and Nvidia (-1.6%) and Nvidia (-3.9%

Investors will be paying attention on Thursday to the annual report of the European Central Bank (ECB), which will be presented by Vice President Luis de Guindos, as well as to a series of economic indicators in the United States, including weekly unemployment benefits claims and the Conference Board's leading indicators.

The main Asian indexes are in the green on Thursday. In Tokyo, the Nikkei index gained 0.1% at the end of the session. The Hang Seng rose 0.9% in Hong Kong and the Shanghai Composite Index rose

This morning, US Treasury bond yields continued to fall. After statements by the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, who said that it would take longer before reducing interest rates, as inflation in the United States was higher than expected, bond purchases dominate bond market trading. Federal fund futures traders have a 73% probability that the first cut in US rates will take place by September

This morning, the euro appreciated slightly against the dollar, which was affected by the fall in bond market rates. Maybank analysts said in a study that investors are beginning to accumulate U.S. Treasury bonds at levels that seem attractive. For the latter, this development confirms Maybank's view that the greenback seems to have reached a tense valuation and is more likely to fall than appreciate

Oil futures are up this morning. ANZ Research said in a note that the risks surrounding the offer remain high, as the United States decided to also reinstate stricter guidelines for American oil companies operating in Venezuela. A decrease in investments in Venezuela will likely lead to a drop in oil production in the country over the next few years.

At 7:20 a.m., the June North Sea Brent contract gained 25 cents, at $87.54 per barrel, while the May contract on light sweet crude (WTI) listed on Nymex rose 16 cents, at $82.85 per barrel.