Before the publication of non-agricultural employment figures in the United States, European stock exchanges should open slightly lower on Friday.

The oil and gas services group Viridien confirmed on Thursday evening its cash generation objective for 2025, after recording slightly higher results in 2024.
For its part, the aeronautics and defense group Airbus announced Thursday evening that it had delivered 766 commercial aircraft in 2024, compared to 735 the previous year

Video game publisher Ubisoft issued a warning on Thursday evening on its turnover for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, which will end at the end of March, due in particular to the weak sales of its title “Star Wars Outlaws”. This alert is also due to the second delay in the release date of “Assassin's Creed Shadows”. This flagship Ubisoft game will be released on March 20, compared to previously expected on February 14

Around 7:40 a.m., the CAC 40 futures contract lost 0.1%, according to data from broker IG.

With a slight downward trend, European equity index futures are trading little on Friday morning. According to data from broker IG, around 7:40am, the DAX 40 futures contract fell by 0.1%, while the FTSE 100 futures contract lost 0.03%. Investors remain cautious as rising bond yields, especially in the United States and the United Kingdom, have had an uncomfortable impact on equity markets

On the occasion of the national day of mourning declared Thursday in the United States in tribute to former President Jimmy Carter, Wall Street was closed during the day. Investors are waiting for the publication of the monthly report on employment in the United States on Friday. Economists expect 155,000 jobs outside the agricultural sector to be created in December, after 227,000 in November, and an unemployment rate stable at 4.2%. The market will also be watching the University of Michigan Household Confidence Index for January.
Asian stock markets generally fell on Friday. The Nikkei index closed down 1% on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The Shanghai Composite dropped 0.7% at the end of the session and the Hang Seng lost 0.8% on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

The People's Bank of China (PBOC) justified its decision by citing excessive demand for government bonds, saying that the suspension took effect this month. According to the bank, purchases will resume at the appropriate time

In China, the central bank announced on Friday the suspension of its purchases of Chinese government bonds, a decision that comes as long-term bond yields have fallen to new lows due to expectations of further policy easing. monetary.

During a shortened session, after four days of gains, the 10-year US Treasury yield fell slightly on Thursday. The increase in yields in the United States, which has been going on for several weeks, has had repercussions elsewhere in the world, in particular in the United Kingdom. According to Sarah Breeden, deputy governor of the BOE, the Bank of England (BOE) is closely monitoring the price fluctuations of British government bonds, but they have so far been “orderly”. There were no signs of a malfunctioning bond market according to Sarah Breeden, head of financial stability monitoring at the British central bank

Around 7:30am on Friday, the 10-year US Treasury bond rate gained 1 basis point, to 4.699%. That of the two-year stock rose by 0.9 basis points to 4.281%

The dollar rose slightly before the publication of the report on non-agricultural employment in the United States for December, later today. According to Maybank analysts, numbers in line with forecasts could keep the dollar at high levels; for them, while the data turns out to be much higher or lower than expected, the dollar could fluctuate sharply in one direction or the other

Around 7:30, the euro lost 0.1% to 1.0287 dollars, while the greenback rose 0.1% to 158.36 yen.

Buoyed by the prospect of strong demand, oil prices rose on Friday. According to analysts at Citi Research, cold temperatures are expected to lead to a rise in heating demand in the Northern Hemisphere if they persist. They believe that factors that can limit oil supply, such as a possible tightening of American sanctions against Iran, are also supporting prices. Citi revised its average forecast for the price of Brent in the first quarter to 71 dollars per barrel from 65 dollars per barrel previously.
The February contract for light sweet crude (WTI) listed on Nymex rose 36 cents, or 0.5%, to 74.28 dollars per barrel. At around 7:30am, the March contract for North Sea Brent traded in London gained 39 cents, or 0.5%, to 77.31