After a positive session, European equity markets are expected to fall. The Eurostoxx 50 opened at 4,940.72 points (+1.13%), the CAC 40 at 7,604.01 points (+1.28%), the DAX 40 at 18,996.63 points (+0.80%), the FTSE 100 at 8,282.76 points (+1.13%), the CAC 40 at 8,282.76 points (+0.13%), the SMI at 12,048.85 points (+0.70%), the AEX at 907.16 points (+0.80%), the FTSE 100 at 8,282.76 points (+0.13%), the FTSE 100 at 8,282.76 points (+0.28%), the SMI at 12,048.85 points (+0.70%), the AEX at 907.16 points (+0.80%), the FTSE 100 at 8,282.76 points (+0.13%), the FT+0.41%), the BEL 20 at 4,247.08 points (+0.34%), the IBEX 35 at 11,837.00 points (+0.33%), the DJIA at 42,208.22 points (+0.20%), the Nasdaq at 18,074.52 points (+0.34%), the IBEX 35 at 11,837.00 points (+0.33%), the DJIA at 42,208.22 points (+0.20%), the Nasdaq at 18,074.52 points (+0.34%), the Nasdaq at 18,074.52 points (+0.56%), the S&P 500 at 5,732.93 points (+0.25%), and the Nikkei 225 at 38,054.52 points (+0.20%) 27 points (+0.30%)

As for exchange rates, the change from the close shows that in New York, EUR/USD at 1.198 (+0.15%), EUR/JPY at 160.41 (+0.15%), and EUR/JPY at 160.41 (+0.17%), and USD/JPY at 143.28 (+0.04%).

The household confidence index for September will be released at 8:45am. On the business side, the chemical group Solvay has for its part indicated that it wanted to stop its production of trifluoroacetic acid in Salinders, in Gard, due to the “continuous negative financial performance” of the plant.
Bénéteau publishes its results for the first half of the year on Wednesday

As investors look at the new support measures announced by the Chinese central bank, European equity markets are expected to open lower on Wednesday. International markets were supported on Tuesday by economic stimulus measures announced in China. At around 7:30am, the CAC 40 futures contract lost 33 points, or 0.4%, according to data from broker IG. The one on the DAX 40 lost 99.5 points, or 0.5%, and the one on the FTSE 100 fell by 44.4 points, or 0.5% as

As the annual growth target set by Beijing seems increasingly out of reach, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) cut rates again on Wednesday, the day after the announcement of a series of monetary easing measures. aimed at reviving the economy. The Chinese central bank has lowered the rate on its medium-term loan facility (MLF) to one year to 2%, from 2.3% previously, a decision widely anticipated. The PBOC also granted 300 billion yuan ($43 billion) in loans to financial institutions

Asian equity markets gained ground Wednesday morning. At 7:15am, the Hang Seng Index rose by 1.7% on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, while the Shanghai Composite rose 1.9%. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.3% at the end of the session.

The Business Institute's confidence index fell to 98.7 this month from 105.6 in August.
The probability of a rate reduction of 50 basis points during the Fed meeting in November thus rose to more than 60% on Tuesday, against 53% the day before according to the CME's Fedwatch tool.

After the release of the Conference Board Household Confidence Index, which saw its biggest monthly decline since mid-2021, short-term US Treasury yields fell to a new one-year low on Tuesday.

The latter believes that “it is rare for the Federal Reserve to read the coffee grounds correctly about the date and extent of the rate cut [it should make], but [a reduction of] 50 [basis points] seems more appropriate & worsen; the light of this data.”

Around 7:10am Wednesday, the 10-year US Treasury bond rate rose 1.4 basis points, to 3.747%. That of the two-year stock also rose by 1.4 basis points, to 3.533%

This morning, the euro appreciated against the dollar and the yen, while the greenback was stable against the Japanese currency. According to Carol Kong, an economist and currency strategist at Commonwealth Bank of Australia, the strong appetite for risk should continue to weigh on the

After being supported on Tuesday by the announcement of stimulus measures in China, oil futures fell on Wednesday. According to Nanhua Futures, black gold prices should evolve in a volatile manner but nevertheless follow an upward trend. According to him, given the current tensions in the Middle East and the Fed's rate cuts, the balance between supply and demand will be the focus of attention in the short term.

Around 7:10 a.m., the November contract on Brent traded in London lost 13 cents, to 75.04 dollars per barrel, while the contract of the same maturity on light sweet crude (WTI) listed on Nymex sold 19 cents, at 71.37 dollars per barrel.