European stock exchanges are expected to open in positive territory on Tuesday, while Volkswagen's results published on Tuesday beat analysts' expectations and after American markets fell on Monday.

On Monday evening RCI Banque, the financing subsidiary of the car manufacturer Renault, announced that it had issued 500 million euros in subordinated bonds due in March 2037, in order to extend the maturity profile of its debt. At around 7:30am, the CAC 40 futures contract gained 0.3%, according to data

As markets stabilize after a wave of sales on Wall Street, amid growing fears that the American economy could slide into recession, stock futures suggest a higher opening on Tuesday. At around 7:30am, the DAX 40 futures contract in Frankfurt rose by 0.7%, while that on the FTSE 100 grew by 0.4%, according to data from broker IG

President Donald Trump and his top advisers have, in recent days, shown their indifference to the growing risks of trade uncertainty chilling private sector investments. They argued that a “detox” may be necessary in terms of spending and hiring, that falling stock values are not a big cause for concern, and that inflation could increase in the short term

Some investors say that the Trump administration's apparently casual attitude toward a possible economic downturn worries market watchers, who believed that Donald Trump's pro-growth stance would boost the economy and markets ;.

On the business side, Volkswagen published its fourth-quarter results on Tuesday and beat analysts' expectations. The German car manufacturer posted revenue of 87.38 billion euros in the last quarter (+0.2% over one year) and a net profit of 3.48 billion euros over the period (-30.4% over one year). The consensus was for revenues of 85.4 billion euros and net income of 3.46 billion euros. Volkswagen expects sales to increase in 2025 in a context that is nevertheless difficult.

While investors worried about the health of the American economy, the New York Stock Exchange continued its downturn on Monday. The Dow Jones (DJIA) widened its losses in the afternoon to end down 2.1% to 41,911.71 points. This drop of 890 points is the most severe recorded since mid-December and brings the index back to its lowest level since last November. After suffering its biggest weekly decline since September (-3.1%) last week, the expanded S&P 500 index fell again by 2.7% to 5,614.56 points. The Nasdaq Composite, for its part, fell by 4% on Monday, or nearly 728 points, to 17,468.32 points. The index rich in technological stocks had not experienced such a drop in absolute value over a session since March 2020. In percentage terms, this was its biggest drop since September 2022.

In Asia, the Nikkei index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange ended Monday trading down 0.6%. The Shanghai Composite was stable at the end of the session, while the Hang Seng lost 0.5% on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Around 7:30, the two-year US Treasury bond rate was stable at 3.89%. That of the 10-year stock lost 2 basis points (0.02 percentage points), to 4.20%.

The greenback was stable against the Japanese currency, at 147.27 yen. At around 7:30am, the euro gained 0.3% to

The April contract for soft light crude (WTI) listed on Nymex gained 3 cents at $66.06 per barrel at around 7:30am. The May North Sea Brent contract listed in London gained 8 cents, or 0.1%, to $69.36