European stock exchanges are expected to open in the green on Monday, as investors watch for announcements from the United States about new tariffs.

The Minister of the Economy, Eric Lombard, announced on Sunday the establishment of “unprecedented management tools” to avoid a new slippage in the public deficit this year. During the program The Grand Jury, he also indicated that the preparation of the 2026 budget would begin on Monday

Before the summit opened, President Emmanuel Macron announced on Sunday that private companies would invest 109 billion euros in France in the coming years for the development of AI.

Around 7:40 a.m., the CAC 40 futures contract grew by 0.3%, according to data from broker IG.

The International Summit on Artificial Intelligence (AI) opens on Monday in Paris. The two-day event will bring together a range of policy makers including US Vice President J.D. Vance and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as well as tech leaders like Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google, and Sam Altman, CEO of Google, and Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI.

While US index futures are rising after the sharp downturn on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, European equity markets could open slightly higher on Monday. According to data from the broker IG, around 7:40am, the DAX 40 futures contract

American President Donald Trump warned Sunday evening that he would announce 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports into the United States on Monday. Concerns about trade tensions and a possible surge in inflation in the United States weighed on the New York Stock Exchange indices

The Dow Jones Index (DJIA) closed down 1% at 44,303.40 points, as did the expanded S&P 500 index at 6,025.99 points. The Nasdaq Composite, rich in technological stocks, fell by 1.4% to 19,523.40 points

Over the whole of last week, the DJIA and Nasdaq lost 0.5% and the Nasdaq fell by 0.2%.

Last Friday, the Department of Labor reported a sharper than expected slowdown in hiring in the United States in January, but revised the number of job creations up in December.

According to economists, the fall in the unemployment rate to 4% and the 0.5% increase in average hourly earnings over one month could however encourage the Federal Reserve (Fed) to maintain a restrictive policy to fight inflation. Investors also reacted to Amazon's quarterly results (-4.1%), which exceeded expectations in the fourth quarter but disappointed the market with its forecasts. The $100 billion in investments planned in artificial intelligence (AI) this year by Amazon are also worrying some investors.
In Asia, the Shanghai Composite gained 0.5% at the end of the session, while the Hang Seng rose by 1.6% on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The Nikkei 225 was stable at the close of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

After jumping on Friday, US Treasury bond rates stabilized on Monday. Around 7:40 a.m., the 10-year Treasury bond rate dropped 1 basis point, to 4.49%. That of the two-year stock lost around 1 basis point, to 4.29%

The euro gained 0.2%, to $1.0320, around 7:40am. The greenback rose by 0.4% against the Japanese currency, to 151.82

The April contract for North Sea Brent quoted in London rose by 40 cents, or 0.5%, to 75.06 dollars per barrel, at around 7:40am. The March contract for light sweet crude (WTI) listed on Nymex rose 38 cents, or 0.5%, to $71.38